THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

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

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster struck 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, flattening buildings and trapping people in a treacly soup. Dozens of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained inju