Episode 18
U.S. Navy Shipwrecks at Newfoundland
Into The Planet Podcast · Jill Heinerth
July 12, 201921m 38s
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Show Notes
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.