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 West Indies, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such heartlessness that it shocked even society hardened

On a blustery January in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, smashing buildings and burying residents in a treacly mire. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more were wounded. Boston f