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World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becoming the world’s largest artificial reef.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of November 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

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

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftWorld’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

Star Ledger · Center-left · News report

CenterWorld’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightWorld’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

Open source
CenterHigh
The Grand Rapids Press (MLive)News report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

Open source
Center-leftMostly Factual
Star LedgerNews report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Nov 13, 3:02 PM

World’s fastest ocean liner sinks off Florida

The SS United States, the record-setting ocean liner that made the fastest transatlantic crossing, has been deliberately sunk off Florida’s Gulf Coast. Here’s why the historic ship is becom...

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Nov 13, 3:02 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 3:02 PM: The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 3:02 PM: The Grand Rapids Press (MLive) joined the source map.

Nov 13, 3:02 PM: Star Ledger joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.