THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story 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 voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened by the rea

On a blustery January in the year, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, smashing buildings and entombing people in a sticky soup. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded.