THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such callousness that it shocked even society hardened by the realit

On a blustery morning in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a gooey mass. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded.