The portait on the cover is of Cox- swain John Murt of Padstow. He was appointed coxswain of the Padstow no. 1 life-boat in 1944 and two years later was awarded the Institution's silver medal for gallantry for a service to the s.s. Kedah of Singapore, whose crew of ten were rescued in a full gale.

Since his appointment as coxswain the Padstow no. 1 life-boat, which is today the station's only boat, has been launched on service 103 times, rescuing 38 lives. The photograph is reproduced by courtesy of Mr. C. P. Bunn..