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 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 callousness that it shocked even those hardened by th

On a blustery afternoon in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and burying residents in a treacly soup. Scores of people were killed, and many more sustained injuries. Au