MI6 to explain loss of `spy' supertrawler Bereaved families of the crew of Arctic fishing vessel `Gaul' fear a whitewash at a long-awaited inquiry into its sinking.

From: The Independent on Sunday | Date: January 11, 2004| Author: Kim Sengupta | Copyright information

MI6 officers are due to appear at a public inquiry into the sinking with all hands of the trawler Gaul beneath the waters of the Barents Sea, 30 years ago.

The hearing, which opens on Tuesday, a year behind schedule, comes amid bitter accusations of deception against the Government by the families of the 36 missing crew, following evidence linking the fishing boat to espionage against the Soviet fleet.

The inquiry, chaired by High Court judge Sir David Steel, is also expected t...

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