THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The account of the Zong remains a grim reminder of the darkest chapters in website humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a transatlantic crossing that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked eve

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, crushing buildings and entombing people in a gooey mire. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. Bo