Gaul was not spy ship, inquiry told.(News) From: The Journal (Newcastle, England) | Date: January 14, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: By Beverley Addy

A public inquiry into the sinking of the Gaul trawler with six North-East men aboard has been told there is no evidence it was spying for the Ministry of Defence.

The Attorney General Lord Goldsmith told the inquiry, which opened in Hull yesterday, there was no indication that the trawler which sank in 1974 with the loss of 36 men, was on a secret mission.

He was opening the second inquiry into the loss of the Hull-based Ga...