The Atrocity on the Zong
In the depths of 1790, a horrific act took place aboard the slave ship Zong. Driven by greed, the ship's captain, {Lord Graeme|Captain Luke|John|William], instructed that over 130 African captives be thrown to their deaths. These horrors was not a random event, but a deliberate decision driven by a need to secure insurance payout for the lost slave