The Longest Anyone Has Ever Been Lost at Sea

Maybe the most famous castaway case is Jose Salvador Alvarenga. he was documented to have been adrift at sea for 438 days. It's one of the most miraculous stories of survival in history, and its easy to see why. Beyond just the gruelling physical aspects, there’s something innately identifiable about the mental struggle of drifting endlessly in the open ocean. As incredible as his story is, though, and although it’s often cited as the longest time adrift at sea, there is another story, from two centuries earlier, that, if the records are accurate, is the true record for the longest time adrift. This is the horrifying and tragic story of the Tokujo Maru Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/ScaryInteresting Podcast ➡️ https://www.spreaker.com/show/scary-interesting-podcast STORY SUGGESTION FORM ➡️ https://shorturl.at/mqAK3 or email [email protected] Discord ➡️ https://discord.com/invite/6bFs3muTxK Instagram ➡️ https://www.instagram.com/scaryinterestingstories/?hl=en Attributions/Special Thanks for Photographs/Videos/Etc: Wellcome Library, London Incredible Ambient Songs by CoAg https://www.youtube.com/@co.agmusic1823 This video contains light dramatic reenactment but NO actual footage or pictures of anyone being harmed or who has been harmed. The thumbnail is NOT a real image. Great care has been taken to blur all images Writing and research by Jay Adams https://instagram.com/jayadamsdigital?igshid=MzMyNGUyNmU2YQ== And a huge thank you to the Scary Interesting team of writers, editors, captioners, and everyone else who make this channel possible. Image(s) and/or video used under license from Shutterstock.com DISCLAIMER: The pictures, audio, and video used in the videos on this channel are a mix of paid stock, by attribution, royalty-free, public domain, or otherwise fall under the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights belong to their respective owners. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the use of said material, please send an email to [email protected]. I will respond immediately.