THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such barbarity that it shocked even the people hardened by t

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping citizens in a sticky mass. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. B