THE ZONG: A STAIN ON MARITIME HISTORY

The story of the Zong remains a dreadful reminder of the darkest chapters in civilization's history. In that fateful year of 1781, this slave ship, bound for the West Indies, embarked on a journey that ended in unspeakable cruelty. Driven by greed, the captain and his crew perpetrated an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened b

On a blustery afternoon Molasses Explosion in the year, disaster unfolded Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a tidal wave of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The force was catastrophic, crushing buildings and trapping residents in a treacly mass. Scores of people were killed, and many more w