Summary of Niku 1 expedition makes a good read...
http://tighar.org/wiki/Niku_I_(1989)The island is often portrayed in the media as being a pristine, untouched place but this report confirms shes actually been rode-hard-and-put-away-wet more than once...the proverbial village bicycle (everyones had a go at one time or other).
• Arundel coconut plantation venture in 1800's
• Norwich City wreck
• British colony
• U.S. Coast Guard LORAN station
• Land surveying expeditions
• Part of U.S. missile test range 1971
• Tighar expeditions
• Various visitors