article_snippet.sent: But the waters surrounding the island appear to be under threat by even more illegal fishermen.
article_snippet.sent: Survival International reported late last year that Survival International had received reports that fishermen are targeting the area, with seven men being apprehended by the Indian Coast Guard.
article_snippet.sent: One of even more illegal fishermen reportedly stepped foot on the island in close proximity to the tribe’s members, and he managed to leave unscathed.
article_snippet.sent: This aerial image shows a shipwreck off the coast; clashes with salvagers have left several tribespeople dead .
article_snippet.sent: In the late 1980s and early 1990s several tribespeople were killed in battles with armed salvagers who visited North Sentinel Island to recover iron and other goods from a shipwreck.