Ex-skipper pays final visit to Gaul mystery

From: Yorkshire Post | Date: December 17, 2007 | Copyright information

Questions still remain about the loss of Hull trawler Gaul. Now her former skipper gives his verdict on the tragedy. Simon Bristow reports

WHEN the Hull trawler Gaul sank in the Barents Sea in February, 1974, with the loss of all hands, she not only broke the hearts of the families of the 36 crew on board, she gave rise to one of the most enduring mysteries in maritime history.

It was the height of the Cold War and an era of subterfuge on the high seas when fishing vessels sailin...

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