THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in humanity's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened by the r

On a blustery January in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive reservoir filled with sticky, sweet molasses ruptured sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying citizens in a sticky soup. Hundreds of people were killed, and many more suffered.