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Five people rescued in Pacific after three months adrift; four still missing

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

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Five people, including two children, were rescued off Fanning Island in Kiribati after about three months adrift in a small boat, authorities said. The group had left the Micronesian islands of Murilo and Ruo on July 30 for a short trip, and a storm carried them far off course. A search by the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Air Force was later called off without finding any sign of the boat. Survivors were given medical care, and the Coast Guard said it was still gathering information on four people who remain missing.

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What happened

Key points

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  1. Five people, including two children, were rescued after about three months adrift in a small boat, authorities said.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  2. The group left Murilo and Ruo on July 30 for a one-hour trip, and a storm blew the boat off course.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  3. A search by the U.S. Coast Guard lasting about 10 days was called off without finding the boat or anyone aboard.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Left
    CBS News
    Right
    New York Post

  4. The survivors were given medical care in Kiribati.

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    Far Left
    The Daily Beast
    Right
    New York Post

  5. Four people from the boat remain missing, and the Coast Guard said it was still gathering information about them.

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

How each side tells it

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All sides report that five people, including two children, were rescued in the Pacific after about three months adrift. Left outlets also stress the four people still missing, while the one right-side outlet emphasizes the children and the time stranded at sea.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left headlines lead with the rescue, either flagging the four people still missing or stressing survival after months adrift at sea.

    5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missing
    CBS NewsLeftAll 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

    Only one right-side outlet covers it here, and its headline leads with two children among the rescued and three months stranded at sea, attributed to officials.

    Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded at sea for three months: officials
    New York PostRightAll right-leaning headlines

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    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Center

    Has not covered this story.

  • Right1

    miraculously

In the outlets’ own words

  • Sensational language

    miraculouslyMore neutral: found alive

    The adverb adds drama beyond the reported fact that the people were found alive.

    Two children and three other people were miraculously found alive and rescued after being stranded on a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean…

    Used byNew York Post (Right)

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Side by side

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • the rescue of five people
  • months adrift at sea
  • two children among the rescued
  • four people still missing
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  • CBS NewsLeft

    5 people rescued in South Pacific after months at sea, 4 still missing

    The U.S. Coast Guard in Guam confirmed that the skiff with nine people aboard had been reported missing in July.

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  • The Daily BeastFar Left

    Five People Found Alive After Three Months Adrift at Sea

    Five people, including two children, have been rescued after drifting more than 3,400 miles across the Pacific in a small boat for nearly three months. The group was among nine passengers who left the Micronesian islands of Murilo and Ruo on July 30 for a one-hour boat trip. …

    Read at The Daily Beast (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

  • two children rescued
  • three months stranded at sea
  • officials as the source
  • storm that pushed the boat off course
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  • New York PostRight

    Two children among 5 rescued after being stranded at sea for three months: officials

    Two children and three other people were Sensational language“miraculously”The adverb adds drama beyond the reported fact that the people were found alive.More neutral: found aliveDisagree with this highlight? found alive and rescued after being stranded on a tiny boat in the Pacific Ocean for three months, officials said. …

    Read at New York Post (opens in a new tab)

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    First to report

    The Daily Beast, Nov 2, 9:31 AM EST

  • Center

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

  • Right

    7 hr 28 min later

    Its first report, Nov 2, 4:59 PM EST

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  1. The Daily BeastFar LeftNov 2, 9:31 AM EST
  2. New York PostRightNov 2, 4:59 PM EST
  3. CBS NewsLeftNov 3, 10:18 AM EST

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