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 1781, this slave ship, bound for the sugar islands, embarked on a transatlantic crossing that ended in unspeakable horrors. Driven by financial gain, the captain and his crew engaged in an act of such callousness that it shocked even those hardened b

On a blustery morning in 1919, disaster befell Boston. A massive holding filled with sticky, sweet molasses gave way sending a wall of of the thick liquid flowing through the streets. The power was catastrophic, flattening buildings and entombing citizens in a treacly soup. Hundreds of people were fatally injured, and many more were wounded. Auth