COXSWAIN ROBERT BUCHAN of the Humber is the superintendent coxswain of the only full-time life-boat crew in Britain or Ireland. He was appointed coxswain in 1959 having served for seven years as a member of the crew. During six of those years he was second coxswain. Since he became a member of the crew the Humber life-boat has been launched 165 times and saved 41 lives..