1.0Alumnihttps://mainemaritime.edu/alumnikarencukierskihttps://mainemaritime.edu/alumni/author/karencukierski/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0lsI5RzaCe"><a href="https://mainemaritime.edu/alumni/eight-bells/robert-e-beatham-59/">Robert E. Beatham ’59</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mainemaritime.edu/alumni/eight-bells/robert-e-beatham-59/embed/#?secret=0lsI5RzaCe" width="600" height="338" title="“Robert E. Beatham ’59” — Alumni" data-secret="0lsI5RzaCe" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Robert passed away December 28, 2021 at his home in Golfito, Costa Rica.  Robert grew up in South Orrington, ME. After graduation he sailed as Engineer on the ships of The Great White Fleet of United Fruit Company on their banana runs from Central America to the states. A few years later he moved ashore […]