For over two thousand years, the Andaman Sea has served as one of the worlds major shipping routes, around the Malay peninsula. Ships trading goods between the far Orient and India used these waters centuries before the Europeans came, seeking a route to the Spice Islands. During the Seventeenth Century, ships often were at battle as they sailed the Andaman Sea. At times, pirates ruled.

Today, this history can be contemplated from a lounge chair along the beach, watching the glistening waters of this generally tranquil sea. Now, the Andaman may be viewed as a tranquil buffer from the clamor of the world. The Pansand provides safe haven.