THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The tale of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In the year 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by profit, the captain and his crew committed an act of such heartlessness that it shocked even the people hardened by the r

On a blustery afternoon in 1919, disaster struck Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses burst sending a torrent of the thick liquid rushing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and burying people in a treacly soup. Scores of people were lost their lives, and many more suffered. Boston faced a