Jump to content
Snow?
Local
Radar
Winter
IGNORED

The Sinking Of The Fv Gaul


knocker
 Share

Recommended Posts

Posted
  • Location: Camborne
  • Location: Camborne

    The fishing vessel Gaul was a deep sea factory ship based at Hull, She sank some time on the night of the 8-9 February 1974 in storm conditions in the Barents Sea, north of Norway. No distress signal was received and her loss was not realised until 10 February after she twice failed to report in. An extensive search operation was launched but no trace of the ship was found, apart from a lifebuoy recovered three months later. Thirty-six crew were lost in the worst peacetime disaster to befall the UK fishing fleet.

    The reasons why she sank were debated for years and in fact still are.

    The official enquiry site and site claiming conspiracy of silence over alleged design fault. It’s distinctly possible in my opinion that an abnormal wave could have been involved.

    http://webarchive.na...fv-gaul.org.uk/

    http://the-trawler-gaul.blogspot.com/

    Rrea00119740209.gif

    Edited by weather ship
    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    • Replies 0
    • Created
    • Last Reply

    Top Posters In This Topic

    Popular Days

    Top Posters In This Topic

    Popular Days

    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now
     Share

    ×
    ×
    • Create New...