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Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Crews were battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

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As of August 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Crews were battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.
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Left / center-leftCrews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report

CenterCrews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) · Center · News report

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WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami)News report · Aug 12, 4:32 AM

Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Crews were battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas Wednesday near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Aug 12, 4:07 AM

Crews work to rescue more passengers from burning ferry near Bali, Indonesia

Crews are battling a fire and trying to rescue more survivors from a burning passenger ferry in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali.

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
0/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report

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Aug 12, 4:07 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Aug 12, 4:32 AM: WPLG Local 10 (Berkshire/Graham, Miami) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.