[6] During the Napoleonic Wars, an error in navigation caused Captain Charles Tyler to wreck the captured frigate L'Aigle on Plane Island in July 1798[7] while operating against the French and pirates in the area.

[8] After the establishment of French control over Tunisia, Ernest Cosson studied the plant life on Plane Island in May, 1888.

[10][11] The Greek ship Michael L. Embricios ran aground on Plane Island on November 22, 1931.

[15] As part of Operation Retribution, the Allied blockade of Axis attempts to flee from occupied Tunisia to Sicily, HMS Lookout captured 13 Germans and Italians off Plane Island on 13 May 1943.

A little later, HMS Laforey—en route from repairs in Malta—stopped by Plane Island, discovering 23 Axis soldiers and taking them prisoner.