What happened to Carl Emil Pettersson, a Swedish sailor, after he was shipwrecked in 1904?

Carl Emil Pettersson (4 or 23 October, 1875 – 12 May 1937 age 62) was a Swedish sailor who became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904.

On a recruiting trip in the Pacific, Pettersson's vessel, the Herzog Johan Albrecht (Duke Johan Albrecht) sank on Christmas Day 1904, off Tabar Island in New Ireland Province. He has washed ashore near a village and landed in a hibiscus hedge, where he was immediately surrounded by islanders. Though Pettersson was uncommonly strong, he would not have been a match for them. The islanders carried him to their king, and the king's daughter fell in love with him. In 1907 he married Princess Singdo, the daughter of the local king, Lamy. He got a start in the copra trade and managed to create his own coconut plantation that he called Teripax. He became king after the death of his father in law.

His nickname among the locals was "Strong Charley", and he was indeed famed for his physical strength. Swedish newspapers printed a series of stories about Pettersson and his adventures.