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Human Error?

The Human Error section is very strange. It doesn't seem relevant or contribute anything useful to the article. The last sentence seems especially irrelevant. Am I missing something? DJ Craig (talk) 03:41, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The section title may be a bit misleading. It appears the point being made is that decision making by people (e.g. the ship captain who "sailed into the teeth of a storm") is a factor. I can review the cited sourcing and look to refine that section, in the next day or two. Dmoore5556 (talk) 04:56, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change "Compass problems are one of the cited phrases in many Triangle incidents." to "Compass issues are frequently cited in accounts of Triangle incidents." Emmaaa13 (talk) 18:44, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Myrealnamm (💬Let's talk · 📜My work) 20:40, 9 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Is there a reason the text before the quote is italicised along with the quote?

In the section about how the delineation of the Triangle was being brought into question, why is the text italicized? Is there something I'm missing? Quote:

The Nova/Horizon episode "The Case of the Bermuda Triangle, [italicization begins] aired on 27 June 1976, was highly critical, stating that [quote begins] "When we've gone back to the original sources or the people involved, the mystery evaporates. Science does not have to answer questions about the Triangle because those questions are not valid in the first place ... Ships and planes behave in the Triangle the same way they behave everywhere else in the world." INSANITYISAVIRTUE (talk) 22:55, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Done Seems to have been a minor typo, someone put two single quotes '' instead of an endquote ". I went ahead and fixed it, and did a small copy edit while I was there. guninvalid (talk) 23:35, 17 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Found the edit. Minor minnow to @Maury Markowitz for introducing that typo. guninvalid (talk) 00:08, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Last ship was sank in 2023?

Last fall,I saw 36 ships sinking down of the Bermuda Triangle from Puerto Rico 108.244.159.178 (talk) 16:56, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but do you have a source for that? guninvalid (talk) 18:25, 6 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reputable Sources

"extensive investigations by reputable sources, including the U.S. government" — the US government is not considered a reputable source in June 2025. I suggest a "show don't tell" approach, — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tremadog (talk • contribs) 21:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good point. That was earlier governments though. --Hob Gadling (talk) 10:18, 27 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]