The Longest Anyone Has Ever Been Lost at Sea | Most Extreme Survival Story Ever

In 1813, a Japanese cargo ship called the Tokujo Maru was struck by a typhoon and lost all steering. What followed was 484 days adrift in the open Pacific — surpassing even the famous Jose Salvador Alvarenga survival story. This is the true record for the longest time adrift at sea in recorded history. We explore Japan's Edo-era isolation, the deadly Kuroshio Current, and one captain's impossible fight to stay alive. A story of scurvy, survival, and a man history almost forgot.