Broughty Ferry RNLI who were the busiest lifeboat station in Scotland in 2009 launching 103 times and rescuing 44 people. Congratulations to our lifeboat crew and their supporters for such an effective year. The recently available statistics also reveal RNLI lifeboats in Scotland had their busiest year on record in 2009. They launched a total of 1,121 times, an increase of 22% on the 2000 figure. It was a busy year for the whole of the charity across the UK and Ireland with RNLI lifeboat launches exceeding 9,000 for the first time in the charity’s 186-year history.
