Lanier Phillips and Diving the Wreck of the USS Truxtun

Lanier Phillips at Chambers Cove

Jill Heinerth tells the remarkable story of African-American sailor Lanier Phillips, one of the few survivors of the World War-Two wreck of the USS Truxtun at Chambers Cover, St. Lawrence, Newfoundland. Jill dived on the wrecks of the Truxtun and USS Pollux as part of the recent Great Island Expedition

Locks and hardware on the sea floor
Great Island Expedition Dive Team – Photo: Maxwel Hohn