THE widow of John Doone, who died when a trawler sank amid espionage rumours, says she will continue her fight for the truth.

Sheila Doone, of Sackville Street, Brierfield, spoke as it was revealed one set of remains from the ship are still unidentified, despite 35 of the 36 bereaved families providing DNA for testing.

The Hull-based Gaul sank off the coast of Norway in 1974. Official investigations concluded the fishing boat was the victim of heavy seas. But suspicions remain that it could have been sunk by the Soviet Union for espionage. A full inquiry into the sinking will be held in Hull in January next year.

Four sets of remains were brought up from the wreck last year and three have been positively linked to crewmen known to be on board.

Today solicitor Barry Tindall, who represents the Gaul Families Association, said nearly all of the35 of the 36 families had provided DNA samples, which had made the identification process possible.

The 35th family's samples had only been taken last week and had yet to be fully analysed but the 36th had declined to take part.

Mr Tindall added: "There has always been this speculation about the Gaul and whether she was involved in spying.

"We have an unidentified set of remains. If you believe the spying theory, this could mean there was somebody else on board."

Mrs Doone said: "I believe the ship was being used for espionage and there have always been rumours that there were other people on board. I don't know if we will ever find out the truth about what happened to the ship but I will keep fighting until we do."