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WDSU New Orleans (Hearst)News report · Sep 13, 2:01 PM
Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship
Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying at least 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea
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Search underway for Indonesian passenger ship
ABC News - International and WYFF4 (Hearst, Greenville) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 13, 2026 at 2:01 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Indonesian rescuers have launched a search operation after a passenger ship carrying at least 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea.
The headline split The left frames it as "Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns". The center frames it as "Search underway for 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMild
39/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftSearch underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
ABC News - International · Center-left · News report
CenterSearch underway for Indonesian passenger ship
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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CBS News WorldNews report · Sep 13, 11:18 AM
Search underway for 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
Indonesian rescuers launched a search operation after authorities lost contact with a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people in the Java Sea.
Center-leftMostly Factual
ABC News - InternationalNews report · Sep 13, 11:09 AM
Search underway for about 130 people after Indonesian passenger ship overturns
Indonesian rescuers say about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea
Details39/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
39/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 17 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Sep 13, 11:09 AM: ABC News - International joined the source map.
Sep 13, 11:18 AM: CBS News World joined the source map.
Sep 13, 2:01 PM: WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 39/99 and story health is live match · 17 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.