Two outlets reported that fishermen rescued a cruise ship crew member from the Pacific Ocean off the California coast, but they differed on several details of the rescue.
BBC News reported that two US fishermen spotted a man "treading water" around 20 miles (32km) off the Californian coast. The outlet said he was a cruise ship pianist and that he was rescued from the sea after nine hours. The summary did not say how the man ended up in the water. Read the report at BBC News, "Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean".
ABC News reported that a crew member aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued by three fishermen after going overboard miles off Newport Beach, California. The outlet's summary did not give a time frame for the rescue or name the man. ABC News published its report as a video, available at ABC News, "WATCH: Cruise ship worker rescued by fisherman in Pacific Ocean".
The reports differ on who was rescued and how many people made the rescue. BBC News said two fishermen spotted the man and described him as a pianist, while ABC News said three fishermen made the rescue and described a crew member. The summaries do not confirm whether they describe the same man or the same rescue, though both place it off the California coast.
The two reports also differ on location details. BBC News gave a distance of 20 miles (32km) offshore, while ABC News described the location as miles off Newport Beach. Neither summary gave further details on the rescue operation, such as the vessel used or the condition of the man, and no further reporting was included in the sources.
Sources: BBC News: Cruise ship pianist rescued from sea after nine hours in Pacific Ocean; ABC News: WATCH: Cruise ship worker rescued by fisherman in Pacific Ocean.