Tributes after sudden death of simply irreplaceable’ Kinghorn RNLI crewman
Tributes have been paid to long-serving member of Kinghorn RNLI, Steve Robinson, who died earlier this week.
The 74-year old passed away after being found unresponsive at Burntisland harbour.
He served with the RNLI for 23 year, and the organisation said it was “devastated” at his death.
Mr Robinson joined in 1985 and became a helm for five years. After a break, he returned to the station in 2014 to fulfil the role of tractor driver and subsequently launch authority.
Paying tribute the RNLI said: “Steve was a dedicated and committed volunteer who could always be relied on by everyone on the crew.
“Steve will be sorely missed by all of us at Kinghorn Lifeboat. We will miss his stories both of his days in the fire service and the RNLI.
“His wealth of experience and knowledge of the sea, both from his days of being seagoing crew but also as a keen sailor, was invaluable to all of us. Steve is quite simply irreplaceable and will always be remembered at our station.
“Our thoughts and love go out to Steve’s family at this time. We hope that the respect and admiration we have for him might bring them some comfort while navigating this extremely difficult time.
“Steve – thank you for everything you have brought to our station and our crew. We will carry your memory and words of wisdom with us on every shout. Fair winds and following seas.”
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said the death is being treated as unexplained but it is not believed to be suspicious. A report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal which is standard procedure.