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Search suspended for missing passengers on board Boston-bound medical plane, US Coast Guard says

CBS News - US and OAN describe the same event in different terms.

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Same story. Different framing. Left, center, and right outlets are covering the same event. Here’s how each side worded it.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left-leaningCenter-leftCoast Guard suspends search for 6 missing medical jet passengers off NantucketCBS News - USMostly Factual
Right-leaningDebris of ‘air ambulance’ found as U.S. Coast Guard continues search for 6 missing peopleOANLow
Center baseline · WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)HighSearch suspended for missing passengers on board Boston-bound medical plane, US Coast Guard says

As of October 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for the six missing passengers who were on board a medical aircraft that went missing off the Massachusetts coast, as of Sunday evening.
The headline split The left frames it as "Coast Guard suspends search for 6 missing medical jet passengers off Nantucket". The right frames it as "Debris of ‘air ambulance’ found as U.S. Coast Guard continues search for 6 missing people".
Match confidence High confidence. 12 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

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

Framing confidenceModerate

75/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftSearch for Missing Medical Plane Near Nantucket Called Off. What to Know.

New York Times US · Center-left · Analysis

CenterSearch suspended for missing passengers on board Boston-bound medical plane, US Coast Guard says

WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightCoast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket

New York Post · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Oct 5, 1:07 AM

Search suspended for missing passengers on board Boston-bound medical plane, US Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for the six missing passengers who were on board a medical aircraft that went missing off the Massachusetts coast, as of Sunday evening.

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UPIWire story · Oct 5, 12:52 AM

U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for medical transport plane

The U.S. Coast Guard said it suspended its search for a medical transfer plane that went missing early Saturday between Bermuda and Boston.

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Center-leftMostly Factual
New York Times USAnalysis · Oct 5, 12:49 AM

Search for Missing Medical Plane Near Nantucket Called Off. What to Know.

A Gulfstream G100 carrying six people was flying from Bermuda to Boston when it lost contact near the Massachusetts island. A search for survivors has ended.

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KABC / ABC7 Los AngelesNews report · Oct 5, 12:32 AM

Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston as crews plan to scour ocean floor

A search remains ongoing off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.

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New York PostNews report · Oct 5, 12:26 AM

Coast Guard suspends search for Boston-bound plane that vanished off coast of Nantucket

Six people were on board — four Canadians, including two medics and two pilots, as well as a Bermudian patient and their relative, the US Coast Guard said.

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KTLA5 (Nexstar, Los Angeles)News report · Oct 4, 11:45 PM

Coast Guard search for 6 missing in medical transport flight crash suspended

U.S. Coast Guard officials have called off the search for six people aboard a medical transport flight that appears to have crashed off the coast of Massachusetts over the weekend. The Fede...

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Center-leftMostly Factual
CBS News - USNews report · Oct 4, 11:28 PM

Coast Guard suspends search for 6 missing medical jet passengers off Nantucket

Debris has been found of a medical jet with six people on board that went missing near Nantucket while flying from Bermuda to Boston early Saturday.

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CenterMostly Factual
South China Morning PostNews report · Oct 4, 10:56 PM

Search continues for missing Bermuda to Boston flight as crews plan to comb seabed

A search continued on Sunday off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston as authorities planned to comb the...

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WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH)News report · Oct 4, 10:53 PM

US Coast Guard continues search for passengers of missing plane off Nantucket

The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed that it found debris associated with a missing aircraft off Nantucket. The search is still ongoing for the missing passengers on board.

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OANNews report · Oct 4, 9:56 PM

Debris of ‘air ambulance’ found as U.S. Coast Guard continues search for 6 missing people

The United States Coast Guard located a debris field off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, confirmed to be from the missing medical transport aircraft, as crews continue searching for...

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The Columbian (Vancouver WA)News report · Oct 4, 9:04 PM

Search ongoing for missing medical flight from Bermuda to Boston

A search continued Sunday off the Massachusetts coast for an air ambulance carrying six people that disappeared during a flight from Bermuda to Boston as authorities planned to comb the sea...

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The Spokesman-Review (Spokane)News report · Oct 4, 9:02 PM

Med flight debris field found off Nantucket; six passengers still missing - Sun, 04 Oct 2026 PST

The Coast Guard found a debris field off the coast of Nantucket from a Canadian medical flight that went missing over the weekend, but they’re still looking for the people who were onboard....

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Details75/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 12 sources
75/99 Wording GapHigh confidence12 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 25 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report, Wire story, Analysis

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 4, 9:02 PM: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane) joined the source map.

Oct 4, 9:04 PM: The Columbian (Vancouver WA) joined the source map.

Oct 4, 9:56 PM: OAN joined the source map.

Oct 4, 10:53 PM: WMUR9 (Hearst, Manchester NH) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 75/99 and story health is stable · 25 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.