End 'cover-up', French minister urged over sunk trawler

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LONDON: Relatives of French sailors who mysteriously drowned off the English coast nearly two decades ago, on Friday (Oct 8) urged France\u0027s foreign minister to reveal all he knows about the incident. The sinking of the Bugaled Breizh trawler in 2004 off Cornwall, killing all five aboard, is currently being

LONDON: Relatives of French sailors who mysteriously drowned off the English coast nearly two decades ago, on Friday urged France's foreign minister to reveal all he knows about the incident.

"The trial that is being held in London may be the last chance for the victims to get to the truth," lawyers for the relatives said in a letter to France's top diplomat Jean-Yves Le Drian, adding that the families"wouldn't understand if you continue to cover up what you said you knew about this case".

Naval exercises involving British and NATO submarines were taking place in the area around the time of the sinking, which happened in about a minute in fair weather conditions. Lickley said on Thursday that three submarines - Dutch, German and British - were operating in the area at the time.

 

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