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 the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the Caribbean, embarked on a voyage that ended in unspeakable atrocity. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew committed an act of such callousness that it shocked even the people hardened by the realities

On a blustery morning in that fateful year, disaster befell Boston. A massive tank filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The impact was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping people in a treacly soup. Scores of people were fatally injured, and many more sustained i