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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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As of September 14, 2026 at 10:37 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 center frames it as "Day after ferry overturns in Java Sea, Indonesia continues search for 129 missing".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 6 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

6 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the 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

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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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Arab NewsNews report · Sep 14, 10:37 AM

Indonesian rescuers race to find 128 people missing after ship capsizes

Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers, police and specialized navy underwater teams were on Monday searching for 128 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea over the...

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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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The Times of IndiaNews report · Sep 14, 8:13 AM

Day after ferry overturns in Java Sea, Indonesia continues search for 129 missing

Rescue teams in Indonesia are working tirelessly in the Java Sea to locate 129 individuals who have gone missing after the Virgo Transport 8 ship, which had 243 passengers aboard, disappear...

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Details40/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 6 sources
40/99 Wording GapMedium confidence6 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Sep 14, 8:13 AM: The Times of India 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.

Sep 14, 9:16 AM: WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNation joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 40/99 and story health is live match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.