THE Institution has awarded its bronze medal for gallantry to Mr. Kenneth Macleod, a fisherman of Pooltiel, Isle of Skye, for rescuing single-handed in a small rowing boat three fishermen whose boat had been wrecked. On the afternoon of the 14th of October the three men were out lobster fishing in the motor fishing boat Village Bell when a rope fouled their propeller. They were then at the entrjince to Loch Pooltiel.

A strong wind was blowing, with a moderately rough sea, and though the men anchored, the anchor chain carried away, and the boat was thrown on to the rocks. The three men were able to scramble on to them, but they were at the foot of unclimbable cliffs.

Their danger was seen, and Mr.

Macleod put out at once. Six other men followed in a larger rowing boat.

Mr. Macleod had two miles to pull, and in that sea it was a feat needing extraordinary strength. Only a very powerful and active man—he is 6 ft. 7 ins. tall —could have done it. The larger boat could not get close to the rocks, but Mr. Macleod signalled to the three men to climb to a projecting rock and three times he backed his boat to it, taking the men off one by one and rowing them out to the other boat. He ran great risks, for he was right in the broken water and the backwash of the seas. The rescuers had a hard pull to get back, and they were out altogether for three and a half hours. Besides the bronze medal-—and with it a copy of the vote inscribed on vellum—to Mr.

Macleod, the Institution awarded ten guineas to him and the other six men..