Swedish sailor (1875–1937) Carl Emil Pettersson was a Swedish sailor. He became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked there in 1904. 371,964 views on January 4, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia, List of stock market crashes and bear markets, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Steven Avery. Wiki link