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Coast Guard holds MSC Poesia cruise ship at Miami port for inspection

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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The U.S. Coast Guard detained the MSC Poesia cruise ship at the Port of Miami on Sunday for an inspection, with passengers still on board, officials told CBS News. The Coast Guard said its teams are verifying compliance with international standards and U.S. regulations, and MSC Cruises said it is cooperating and cannot yet provide more information. The Daily Beast reports officials had not explained why the ship was held. The Washington Times reports that a Tuesday sailing to the southwestern Caribbean was canceled after an expanded examination by the Coast Guard.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. The Coast Guard held the MSC Poesia at the Port of Miami for an inspection beginning Sunday, officials said.

    Reported byFar Left1Left1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. The Coast Guard said its teams are verifying the ship’s compliance with international standards and U.S. regulations.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News

  3. MSC Cruises said it is cooperating with authorities and cannot yet give further information.

    One side only: the leftReported byFar Left1Left1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News

  4. Officials had not publicly explained why the ship was detained.

    One outletThe Daily Beast· Far Left

  5. The Washington Times reports that a Tuesday cruise to the southwestern Caribbean was canceled after an expanded examination.

    One outletThe Washington Times· Right

How each side tells it

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All three outlets report the Coast Guard detained the MSC Poesia at Miami for inspection. Left-side coverage, led by the Daily Beast, stresses officials have not explained why, while the right-side outlet reports the Caribbean sailing was canceled after an expanded examination.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines report the detention as a fact; CBS keeps to officials’ wording while the Daily Beast frames the hold-up as a Miami mystery.

    Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in Sensational language“Miami Mystery”The word mystery adds drama the reported facts do not establish; officials simply had not yet explained the inspection.More neutral: Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in MiamiDisagree with this highlight?
    The Daily BeastFar LeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    No coverage yet

    No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

  • the right

    1 outlet

    The single right-side outlet leads with the canceled Caribbean sailing and the Coast Guard’s expanded examination, not the detention itself.

    Cruise to Caribbean canceled after 'expanded examination' of ship by U.S. Coast Guard
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

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  • Left2

    refuse to revealMiami Mystery

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    refuse to revealMore neutral: have not yet explained

    Refuse implies an active defiance, while the article reports only that officials had not yet explained the detention.

    …of vacationers could be caught in the unexplained hold-up as authorities refuse to reveal what prompted the investigation.

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

  • Sensational language

    Miami MysteryMore neutral: Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in Miami

    The word mystery adds drama the reported facts do not establish; officials simply had not yet explained the inspection.

    Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in Miami Mystery

    Used byThe Daily Beast (Far Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • unexplained detention
  • officials’ inspection statements
  • passengers stuck at port
  • MSC Cruises cooperating

Leaves out

  • cancellation of the Tuesday Caribbean sailing

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in Sensational language“Miami Mystery”The word mystery adds drama the reported facts do not establish; officials simply had not yet explained the inspection.More neutral: Coast Guard Detains Cruise Ship in MiamiDisagree with this highlight?

    Thousands of cruise ship passengers are stuck at the Port of Miami after the U.S. Coast Guard blocked their vessel from leaving for a last-minute inspection. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (opens in a new tab)
  • CBS NewsLeft

    Coast Guard detains cruise ship in Miami, officials say

    The MSC Poesia cruise ship is currently detained with passengers on board at the Port of Miami, and its itinerary is currently on hold, Coast Guard officials tell CBS News.

    Read at CBS News (opens in a new tab)

From the center

0 outlets

No center outlet that Mantle follows has covered this story yet. That absence is part of the picture.

From the right

1 outlet

Leads with

  • cancellation of the Caribbean sailing
  • expanded examination by the Coast Guard
  • about 2,000 passengers

Leaves out

  • Coast Guard statement on international standards
  • MSC Cruises statement

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    CBS News, Nov 2, 9:44 PM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    18 hr 59 min later

    Its first report, Nov 3, 4:42 PM EST

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  1. CBS NewsLeftNov 2, 9:44 PM EST
  2. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 3, 10:30 AM EST
  3. The Washington TimesRightNov 3, 4:42 PM EST

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