The 2024 Shackleton Quest Expedition team poses with the flag of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society on the deck of LeeWay Odyssey the morning after the find. Standing, left to right: Geir Kløver, Derek Lee, Jan Chojecki, John Geiger, Tore Topp, Katherine Smalley, Mark Pathy, Craig Bulger. Kneeling, left to right: Sarah Walsh, Martin Brooks, Antoine Normandin, David Mearns, Jill Heinerth, Alexandra Pope. (Photo: Jill Heinerth/Can Geo)
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
Jill Heinerth tells the story of the USS Truxtun and Pollux disasters in icy waters off Newfoundland during World War Two. Lanier Phillips, an African American man was rescued by locals from a fishing village and established a long relationship with the people who had never seen a black man before. Jill will lead a small expedition to dive the wrecks and bring back images.
