On August 2, 1981, the Primrose, a ship carrying poultry feed, got stuck beside a tiny island in the Andaman Sea near Burma. The sailors saw some men come of the forest threatening them with spears, bows and arrows The frightened sailors took cover on their damaged ship. Until they were rescued a week later,they kept makeshift weapons like pipes and flare guns at their sides in case of an attack This may sound like a tale from l instead of a news story from 1981, but time seems to be frozen on. North Sentinel lsland and for its inhabitants, the Senti- nelese