Who represented the trawler crews?

Who represented the Hull trawler crews at the international inquiry?

An experienced fisherman represented the crews at the Paris proceedings rather than a naval officer.

A viewer jokes that the trawlers seem to have had an admiral of their own. The fishermen instead found an experienced member of their community to represent them at the later Paris proceedings. Rozhestvensky sent Russian officers whom he considered responsible, along with some who had become troublesome to his command. The inquiry brought professional naval testimony and civilian maritime experience into the same process, giving the fishing crews a representative voice.