THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in mankind's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a transatlantic crossing that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked eve

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster struck Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying citizens in a sticky mass. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained