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Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized

Most sources report on the ongoing search for missing people after a ferry capsized, with some emphasizing intensified efforts, while one is more concise and omits the number of mi

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of September 14, 2026 at 10:10 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized.
The headline split The left frames it as "Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java S...". The right frames it as "Indonesia ferry disaster leaves six dead, 129 missing as survivors recall moment ship cap...".
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMild

40/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftIndonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea

ABC News - International · Center-left · News report

CenterIndonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized

France 24 · Center · News report

Right / center-rightIndonesia ferry disaster leaves six dead, 129 missing as survivors recall moment ship capsized

New York Post · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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France 24News report · Sep 14, 8:57 AM

Indonesia: Rescuers resume search for 129 missing after ferry capsized

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Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coast guard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend as they searched for 129 peop...

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ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 14, 10:10 AM

Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea

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The search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia has intensified as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deployed

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Sep 14, 9:16 AM

Indonesia intensifies search effort for 129 people missing after ferry capsized in Java Sea

BANJARMASIN, Indonesia (AP) — The search for survivors of a capsized ferry in Indonesia intensified Monday as 17 ships and aircraft from the military, police and other agencies were deploye...

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Arkansas Democrat-GazetteNews report · Sep 14, 9:00 AM

Rescuers deployed to shipwreck in Indonesia

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BANJARMASIN, Indonesia -- The search continued for at least 129 people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in Indonesia's Java Sea on Sunday.

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New York PostNews report · Sep 14, 7:53 AM

Indonesia ferry disaster leaves six dead, 129 missing as survivors recall moment ship capsized

Indonesian authorities intensified a search Monday for 129 people who were missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday, killing at least six passengers.

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NPRNews report · Sep 14, 6:20 AM

Indonesia searches for 129 people missing after ferry capsizes in the Java Sea

Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are stil...

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Details40/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
40/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 14, 6:20 AM: NPR joined the source map.

Sep 14, 7:53 AM: New York Post joined the source map.

Sep 14, 8:57 AM: France 24 joined the source map.

Sep 14, 9:00 AM: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 40/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.