Fire on Philippine ferry MV June Aster kills five and leaves dozens missing
A fire broke out on the passenger-cargo ferry MV June Aster on the evening of September 9, 2026, while en route from Manila to Coron, Palawan, Philippines. At least five people were killed, 43 rescued, and dozens remained missing as rescue operations continued. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Divergence score
10 outlets covered it, splitting into 10 framing camps across 4 bias groups.
10 camps
4 bias groups
The spectrum · how 10 outlets placed this story
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Deutsche Welle
South China Morning Post
Globe and Mail
The Guardian
Al Jazeera
Le Monde
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
BBC
Philippine rescuers board ferry 40 hours after blaze began
rescue boarding breakthrough · neutral
CNN
Five dead and more than 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire - CNN
mass rescue with sabotage angle · negative
First to report
- South China Morning Postfirst
- CNN+12 min
- The Guardian+18 min
- Le Monde+1.6 h
- Reuters+2.5 h
- Globe and Mail+3.0 h
- NY Post+6.5 h
- Deutsche Welle+9.5 h
- BBC+28.4 h
- Al Jazeera+32.4 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
Headlines that changed · the same article, re-listed with a new headline
The Guardian · 2026-09-10 16:29 UTC
Deadly Philippines ferry fire leaves scores of people missing
The split, in one line
Most outlets relay the same coast guard figures, but BBC leads with rescuers finally boarding the hull while others focus on the search for scores of missing; CNN uniquely raises sabotage or terrorist attack as a possibility.
How each outlet covered it
Broad agreement on what happened
Outlets across the spectrum land in roughly the same place: the shared language is highlighted.
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THE RIGHT
“Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines leaves dozens missing and at least 5 dead”NYP NY Post RIGHT
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“Philippine rescuers board ferry 40 hours after blaze began” · BBC, Deutsche Welle, South China Morning Post, Globe and Mail, Al Jazeera, Le Monde, Reuters
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CNNCNN Five dead and more than 80 missing in Philippine ferry fire - CNN 1d ago GThe Guardian Deadly Philippines ferry fire triggers search for scores of missing 1d ago RIGHT1
NYPNY Post Fire on passenger ferry in Philippines leaves dozens missing and at least 5 dead 1d ago INTERNATIONAL6
BBCBBC Philippine rescuers board ferry 40 hours after blaze began 15h ago DWDeutsche Welle China: Cargo ship fire kills at least 25 1d ago SCSouth China Morning Post Fire engulfs Philippine ferry, killing 5 and leaving 87 missing 1d ago GMGlobe and Mail At least five dead, more than 80 missing after Philippine ferry fire 1d ago AJAl Jazeera Family members wait after deadly Philippines ferry fire 11h ago LMLe Monde Ferry fire in the Philippines kills at least five, with dozens missing 1d ago 10 tracked claims across 10 outlets
Fact ledger
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The number of people missing was 84 as of September 11, 2026
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