THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In that fateful year of 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 the people har

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping people in a treacly mire. Dozens of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Boston fac