Fv Gaul
2 she sank some time on the night of 8 9 february 1974 in storm.
Fv gaul. Report of the re opened formal investigation into the loss of the fv gaul 173 on 8 february 1974 it is considered by the experts to be unlikely that this door would have been left open unsecured. The trawler gaul this website offers some critical comments on the formal inquiry into the sinking of the trawler gaul and provides an alternative explanation of the causes which led to its loss. If you would like to participate you can visit the project page where you can join the project see a list of open tasks and join in discussions on the project s talk page. Fv gaul the fishing vessel gaul was a deep sea factory ship based at hull united kingdom.
The fishing vessel gaul was a deep sea factory ship based at hull united kingdom. Fv gaul is within the scope of wikiproject yorkshire an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to yorkshire on wikipedia. The haunting theme a cold wind sung by june tabor was so popular it was released as a single. At the time of the sinking the gaul based in hull east yorkshire did not issue a distress call and a search failed to locate it.
Spyship is based on the fictional novel by brian haynes and tom keene former reporters who researched the real life sinking of the fv gaul in 1974 which was shrouded in mystery. Fv fishing vessel ga general arrangement gfa gaul families association gpo general post office gzwt the collective call sign for vessels insured by the uk trawlers mutual insurance co. The fv fishing vessel gaul was a supertrawler which operated out of hull east yorkshire. She sank some time on the night of the 8 9 february 1974 in storm conditions in the barents sea north of norway.
The vessel sank at an unknown time on the 8 or 9th february 1974 in the barents sea during an intense storm. Showing posts with label fv trident. The fishing vessel gaul was a deep sea factory ship based at hull united kingdom she was built in 1972 by brooke marine of lowestoft for the ranger fishing company and registered at north shields as ranger castor sn18 but renamed when ranger fishing was bought by british united trawlers and re registered at hull as gaul h243. It was eventually found in 1997 by a private survey.
She was built in 1972 by brooke marine of lowestoft for the ranger fishing company and registered at north shields as ranger castor sn18 but renamed when ranger fishing was bought by british united trawlers and re registered at hull as gaul h243.