THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a grim reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked even society hardened by the

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping residents in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were killed, and many more suffered. Aut