THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew committed an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened by

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