THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in mankind's history. In 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such heartlessness that it shocked even society hardened by the realit

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid crashing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, flattening buildings and trapping citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were lost their lives, and many more sustained inj