Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
18%
3 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Entertainment
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
A cruise ship pianist was found treading water around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast after falling overboard, according to US media reports.
Two fishermen discovered the Royal Caribbean employee near Catalina Island on Friday and officials believe he may have been in the Pacific Ocean for nine hours, according to CBS News, the BBC's US news partner.
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he → publish → News
Stop the boat; let's get all of our lines in," Grant Garrett was quoted as saying, recalling the moment he and Sean Norton spotted him.
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he → stop → him
The man, who has not yet been identified, was taken to hospital in a stable condition, the US Coast Guard told the BBC, adding it was investigating the incident.
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it → identify → incident
The fishermen say the man identified himself as a pianist on a 14-deck cruise ship called the Ovation of the Seas.
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man → say → Seas
"The only thing he said to me was, 'Thank you.
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he → say → you
I thought I was gonna die,'" Norton said.
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Norton → think → ?
The Coast Guard said in a statement it had received a report from "a Good Samaritan who recovered a conscious individual from the water".
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who → say → water
The person was handed over to Newport Beach Lifeguards, who confirmed he was an employee of the Ovation of the Seas cruise ship, it said.
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it → hand → ship
Lifeguard officials believe he may have fallen overboard at around 02:30, about nine hours before he was discovered.
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he → believe → 02:30
"It was approximately 15 to 20 miles offshore, pretty much in the middle of the ocean," Newport Beach Lifeguard Battalion Chief Adam Yacenda told CBS.
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Yacenda → tell → CBS
Norton credited the man's survival to unusually warm ocean temperatures.
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Norton → credit → temperatures
"You have this crazy super El Niño year.
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You → have → year
This guy was in the water for probably 10 hours, but the water's 76 degrees," Norton said, which equates to about 24C.
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which → say → 24C.
"A different year, no way he makes it," Norton said.
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Norton → make → it
The developing El Niño climate phenomenon is now the strongest on record, according to scientists monitoring the Pacific, with ocean temperatures about 3.05C above average.
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phenomenon → develop → average
In a statement to the BBC, a Royal Caribbean Group spokesperson said: "We are providing support and assistance to our crew member during this difficult time.
"
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We → say → time
To respect the privacy of our employee, we have no additional details to share."
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we → respect → details
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