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Kenmore Air floatplane crashes in northern San Juan Islands with 11 on board

A Kenmore Air floatplane crashed in the northern San Juan Islands with 11 people on board, according to the company and emergency responders.

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As of July 24, 2026 at 4:14 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened A Kenmore Air floatplane crashed in the northern San Juan Islands with 11 people on board, according to the company and emergency responders.
The headline split KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) frames it as "Kenmore Air floatplane crashes in northern San Juan Islands with 11 on board". WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) frames it as "Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan...".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 7 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

7 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceModerate

74/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftEmergency services rush to horror plane crash as 11 miraculously survive

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterKenmore Air floatplane crashes in northern San Juan Islands with 11 on board

KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) · Center · News report

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SEE THE HEADLINES

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Jul 24, 3:48 AM

Kenmore Air floatplane crashes in northern San Juan Islands with 11 on board

A Kenmore Air floatplane crashed in the northern San Juan Islands with 11 people on board, according to the company and emergency responders.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Jul 24, 4:14 AM

Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands

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The floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Jul 24, 4:14 AM

Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands

The floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Jul 24, 4:14 AM

Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands

The floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Jul 24, 3:09 AM

Floatplane with 11 on board catches fire after emergency landing in Washington's San Juan Islands

The floatplane went down north of Seattle on Thursday evening, according to the company and emergency responders.

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The Mirror UKNews report · Jul 24, 2:26 AM

Emergency services rush to horror plane crash as 11 miraculously survive

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A seaplane has crashed off the coast of Sucia Island near the US and Canada border, with a mass rescue operation now underway with all 11 people on board understood to have survived

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The Seattle TimesNews report · Jul 24, 1:59 AM

Downed plane reported off Sucia Island in San Juans

Up to 11 people may have been aboard the plane.

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Details74/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 7 sources
74/99 Wording GapMedium confidence7 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jul 24, 1:59 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Jul 24, 2:26 AM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jul 24, 3:09 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Jul 24, 3:48 AM: KING5 (Tegna, Seattle) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 74/99 and story health is live match · 7 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.