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'Vanished from tracking system': How Panama-flagged cargo ship sank off Odisha coast

South China Morning Post and The Times of India describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened 'Vanished from tracking system': How Panama-flagged cargo ship sank off Odisha coast.
The headline split The Times of India frames it as "'Vanished from tracking system': How Panama-flagged cargo ship sank off Odisha coast". South China Morning Post frames it as "India launches rescue mission as Panama-flagged cargo ship sinks off east coast".
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The Times of IndiaNews report · Aug 22, 10:25 PM

'Vanished from tracking system': How Panama-flagged cargo ship sank off Odisha coast

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South China Morning PostNews report · Aug 22, 10:31 PM

India launches rescue mission as Panama-flagged cargo ship sinks off east coast

India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern ‌India, the Indian coastguard said. The vessel had 24 cre...

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Aug 22, 10:25 PM: The Times of India joined the source map.

Aug 22, 10:31 PM: South China Morning Post joined the source map.

Now: score hidden until the source match is cleaner. Story health is developing · 2 sources · 1 bucket.