Infobox military person name John Robinson image caption birth date 1840 death date birth place Cuba death place placeofburial placeofburial label Place of burial placeofburial coordinates coord LAT LONG display inline,title allegiance United States branch United States Navy serviceyears rank Captain of the Hold unit USS Yucca 1864 6 battles awards Medal of Honor John Robinson born 1840, date of death unknown was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the United States military s highest decoration, the Medal of Honor . A native of Cuba , Robinson joined the Navy from the U.S. state of Maine . By January 19, 1867, he was serving as captain of the hold on the USS Yucca 1864 6 . On that day, he and another man, Acting Ensign James H. Bunting, swam ashore during a storm in Pensacola Bay to aid their ship. For this action, Robinson was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later, on February 23. ref name citation ref name athov Robinson s official Medal of Honor citation reads blockquote With Acting Ensign James H. Bunting, during the heavy gale which occurred in Pensacola Bay on the night of 19 January 1867, Robinson swam ashore with a line for the purpose of sending off a blowcock, which would facilitate getting up steam and prevent the vessel from stranding, thus voluntarily periling his life to save the vessel and the lives of others. ref name citation blockquote See also Portal box Biography United States Navy List of Medal of Honor recipients during peacetime References Reflist refs ref name citation Cite web title Medal of Honor recipients Interim Awards, 1866 1870 work Medal of Honor citations publisher United States Army Center of Military History date August 3, 2009 url http www.history.army.mil html moh interawrds.html accessdate July 16, 2010 ref ref name athov Cite web title Valor awards for John Robinson work Hall of Valor publisher Army Times Publishing Company year 2010 url http militarytimes.com citations medals awards recipient.php?recipientid 179 ... more details
coord 50 08.2 N 125 21.2 W region CA type isle display title Ripple Rock was an underwater, twin peaked mountain in the Seymour Narrows of the Discovery Passage in British Columbia , Canada , ref BCGNIS 19876 Ripple Rock ref a part of the marine trade route from Vancouver and coastal points north. The nearest town was Campbell River, British Columbia Campbell River . Only 2.7 metres 9 feet underwater at low tide, it was a marine hazard, described by the explorer George Vancouver as one of vilest stretches of water in the world. It was destroyed by a planned explosion on April 5, 1958. ref cite news url http select.nytimes.com gst abstract.html?res F1061EFA3D5913748DDDAF0894DC405B8889F1D3 title Canadians Destroy Rock Periling Ships In 1,375 Ton Blast date April 6, 1958 work New York Times page 1 accessdate 9 August 2010 location CAMPBELL RIVER, B. C. ref This is a National Historic Event in Canada. The Ripple Rock explosion was seen throughout Canada, live on CBC Television. It was one of the first live coast to coast television coverages of an event in Canada. ref http archives.cbc.ca science technology applied science clips 3654 B.C. s deadly Ripple Rock blown up, CBC Broadcast Date April 5, 1958 ref Background The first known large ship to fall prey to Ripple Rock was the Paddle steamer sidewheel steamer USS Saranac 1848 Saranac in 1875, as it was heading north to Alaska. At least 20 large and 100 smaller vessels were badly damaged or sunk between then and 1958. At least 110 people drowned in these accidents. Planning As early as 1931, a Marine Commission recommended removing Ripple Rock, but it was not until 1942 that the government authorized attempts to remove it. There was political opposition to the destruction of Ripple Rock, as some felt it would serve well as a bridge support to connect Vancouver Island to the mainland. The first attempts at planting explosive charges on Ripple Rock were made with floating drilling barges with the goal of blastin ... more details
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