THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story of the Zong remains a horrific reminder of the darkest chapters in mankind's history. In 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by financial gain, the Ethical History captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened b

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping people in a treacly mass. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained