THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The tale of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a transatlantic crossing that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew committed an act of such callousness that it shocked even t

On a blustery January in the year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing people in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. The c