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Cruise liner hits two container ships in Bremerhaven; police investigate captain

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

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Container ship MSC Victoria at night beside a cruise ship's railing, rough water, blurry video frame.
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Police say the cruise liner Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships while leaving the port of Bremerhaven, Germany, on Sunday evening. Police said a gust of wind pushed the ship toward the moored vessels while tugboats were assisting it. Deutsche Welle reports that the ship's 2,428 passengers and 922 crew were not hurt. Police have opened proceedings against the captain over a possible administrative offense, to establish whether he breached his duty of care, and have not specified the suspected lapse. Deutsche Welle reports damage in the millions of euros and the cancellation of a 20-day Canary Islands cruise.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. The cruise liner Mein Schiff 3 collided with two container ships in Bremerhaven, Germany, after a storm gust pushed it toward them while tugboats were helping it leave port.

    Reported byLeft2Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News, Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  2. German police have opened proceedings against the captain over a possible administrative offense, to establish whether he breached his duty of care.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  3. Police have not specified the suspected lapse behind the proceedings against the captain.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

  4. No one was injured in the collision, and the cruise ship carried 2,428 passengers and 922 crew.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    ABC News
    Center
    Deutsche Welle

  5. The collision caused damage estimated in the millions of euros and led to the cancellation of a 20-day Canary Islands cruise.

    One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

How each side tells it

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All sides report that the cruise liner Mein Schiff 3 hit two container ships in Bremerhaven and that German police are investigating its captain. The center leads with the investigation and the costs, while the left headlines lead with the storm and the crash itself.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines frame the event as a storm-driven crash, one leading with video footage; the captain's investigation appears only in a description.

    Cruise ship Loaded verb“crashes into”Crashes suggests a more forceful impact than the reports of a ship drifting toward docked vessels in strong wind.More neutral: collides withDisagree with this highlight? two container ships during storm
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The center headline puts the police probe of the captain first, presenting the collision as the trigger for the investigation.

    German police probe cruise ship captain after Bremerhaven collision
    Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    No coverage yet

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

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  • Left1

    crashes into

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right

    Has not covered this story.

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    crashes intoMore neutral: collides with

    Crashes suggests a more forceful impact than the reports of a ship drifting toward docked vessels in strong wind.

    Cruise ship crashes into two container ships during storm

    Used byAl Jazeera English (Left)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • storm and strong winds
  • the collision itself
  • video footage of the crash
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • police investigation of the captain
  • multimillion-euro damage
  • cancelled cruise
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From the right

0 outlets

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

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    6 hr 58 min later

    Its first report, Oct 26, 7:58 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    Deutsche Welle, Oct 26, 1:00 PM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. Deutsche WelleCenterOct 26, 1:00 PM EDT
  2. ABC NewsLeftOct 26, 7:58 PM EDT
  3. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 27, 4:46 AM EDT

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