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Coast Guard rescues 86-year-old sailor and his dog off California coast
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Fox News, Breitbart and the Daily Mail report that an 86-year-old man and his dog were rescued from a disabled sailboat about 460 miles off the California coast. The man, sailing the Willow Wind, left Astoria, Oregon, in August for Pago Pago in American Samoa, and contact was lost on August 20. Authorities were alerted in late October that he was overdue. According to the Coast Guard, an emergency beacon alert led aircraft and a cutter to search the area, and a crew spotted the boat that evening. The motor vessel Grand Orion reached the sailboat the next morning, according to Fox News.
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An 86-year-old man and his dog were rescued from a disabled sailboat about 460 miles off the California coast.
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- Daily Mail
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The man left Astoria, Oregon, in August for Pago Pago, American Samoa, and contact with him was lost on August 20.
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Authorities were alerted on October 24 that the man was overdue, and a search followed.
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- Daily Mail
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The Coast Guard said an emergency beacon alert led aircraft and a cutter to search the area, and a crew spotted the Willow Wind that evening.
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- Daily Mail
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Every outlet reports that an 86-year-old man and his dog were rescued from a disabled sailboat about 460 miles off California. The right-side coverage presents the rescue as a survival story, with Fox stressing the two months of silence.
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Headlines present a rescue story: Breitbart leads with the sailor's age and his dog, while Fox News and the Daily Mail stress the two months out of contact.
Man, 86, and his dog rescued hundreds of miles off California coast after going silent for 2 months
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miraculouslymassivedramatic
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miraculouslyMore neutral: rescued
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An elderly man and his dog who had been missing for two months were miraculously rescued 460 miles off the coast of San Diego.
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massiveMore neutral: search
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…not report him missing until late October, at which point the Coast Guard launched a massive search.
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dramaticMore neutral: search and rescue
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…the sailboat 460 miles off San Diego after an emergency beacon alert launched a dramatic search and rescue mission.
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3 outletsLeads with
- the rescue of the man and his dog
- two months without contact
- the Coast Guard search
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- Breitbart NewsFar Right
Sailor, 86, and His Dog Rescued in the Pacific from Disabled Sailboat After Going Missing Two Months
An 86-year-old man and his dog were rescued in treacherous seas from their disabled sailboat that had drifted hundreds of miles off the California coast after the senior sailor had not been heard from for more than two months.
- Fox NewsFar Right
Man, 86, and his dog rescued hundreds of miles off California coast after going silent for 2 months
A Coast Guard aircrew spotted the sailboat 460 miles off San Diego after an emergency beacon alert launched a Sensational language“dramatic”The word adds drama that the reported facts of the search and rescue do not need.More neutral: search and rescueDisagree with this highlight? search and rescue mission.
- Daily MailRight
Sailor, 86, and dog rescued more than 450 miles off California coast two months after vanishing
The 86-year-old mariner and his dog set sail from Astoria, Oregon, in August.
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Daily Mail, Nov 3, 4:32 PM EST
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- Daily MailRightNov 3, 4:32 PM EST
- Fox NewsFar RightNov 3, 6:29 PM EST
- Breitbart NewsFar RightNov 4, 1:18 PM EST
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