This is the information page about the shipwreck Gaul, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 72 4.1 N,25 5.3 E (72.068333333333, 25.088333333333)

The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

Name: GAUL

Length 66.1 meter, width: 12.2 meter, draught: 7.8, tonnage 1106 ton

Cause: built in 1972. owned at time of loss by british united trawlers (hull) ltd. disappeared in the arctic ocean off the norwegian coast along with her crew of 36. an intense air and sea search for the vessel was conducted without success and she was subsequently posted as a missing vessel. three months after her loss a lifebuoy marked 'gaul, hull' was picked up by a norwegian fv and numerous other items were also discovered throughout may in an area ne of north cape. (msd). lost through downflooding through open weathertight doors and hatches after being 'knocked-down' by several very large breaking waves. (maib report 4/99).

Year of registration: 1974

Water depth above wreck: 280 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1974, last detected: 2002

Details measurements/cartography: 23.5.74 DISCOVERY OF WRECKAGE SUGGESTS THAT GAUL SANK ABOUT 1M N OF THE NYSLEPPEN FISHING BANK IN 712900N, 263800E APPROX. (LL 216). NCA. 25.11.74 REPORT BY THE FORMAL DEPARTMENT OF TRADE INQUIRY (21.11.74): GAUL CAPSIZED AND FOUNDERED DUE TO BEING OVERWHELMED BY A SUCCESSION OF HEAVY SEAS. (LLOYDS 218). NCA. H1271/76 5.1.76 OBSTN IN 720400N, 250500E USING DECCA. LENGTH 50-100MTRS, HT 20MTRS HIGH. LOCATED BY NORWEGIAN TRAWLER 'RAIRO' USING E/S WHEN RECOVERING SECTION OF 'GRANTON' TYPE TRAWL NET. NET THOUGHT TO HAVE COME FROM 'GAUL', BUT LATER CONFIRMED BY EXPERTS AS NOT THE CORRECT TYPE. (DEPT OF TRADE, MARINE SURVEY OFFICE, HULL, REPORT DTD 16.12.75). NCA. 11.2.96 NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ALLEGING CONSPIRACY ON PARTS OF BRITISH AND RUSSIAN GOVERNMENTS OVER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE GAUL. (GUARDIAN ARTICLE DTD 26.10.1994). NCA. 25.8.98 WK HAS BEEN LOCATED (NO POSN GIVEN). STERN RAMP HATCHES AND AN INTERNAL DOOR WERE OPEN, LEADING TO SPECULATION THAT VESSEL FILLED WITH WATER AND SANK RAPIDLY IN THE TERRIBLE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF LOSS. HUMAN REMAINS NOTED IN ONE OF THE CABINS. BELL AND NAMEPLATE RECOVERED. (FISHING NEWS, 21.8.98). 19.5.99 WK LOCATED IN 7204.10N, 2505.30E [?WGD]. GEN DEPTH 280MTRS. LIES WITH HEADING TOWARDS THE NE. APPROX LEVEL FORE AND AFT WITH 35 DEG LIST TO STBD. PART OF WK COVERED WITH NETS - NOT BELONGING TO THE VESSEL. NO HUMAN REMAINS WERE LOCATED. (MAIB ACCIDENT REPORT 4/99). AMEND POSN. TOO DEEP TO CHART. 15.8.02 REMOTELY CONTROLLED ROBOTS OF SURVEY VESSEL SEIS-RANGER HAVE LOCATED REMAINS OF SEVERAL BODIES IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF WK. (FISHING NEWS, 2.8.02)
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, BOWS NE. LISTS 35 DEGS TO STBD

Position: 72 4.1 N,25 5.3 E

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