They've already released contradictory information; they said that he had left the consulate.

他们已经发布了相互矛盾的信息；他们说，这位记者走出了领事馆。

It was like trying to organise a rescue by Twitter, with operators on other ships trying to make sense of the stream of sometimes contradictory information.

这有点像通过推特来组织营救，其他船上的营救人员需要先弄清楚这段相互矛盾的信息流是什么意思。