Broughty Ferry lifeboat station is busiest in Scotland again.

Last year the Broughty Ferry station dealt with 92 calls and a 45% increase in the number of people saved

Broughty Ferry lifeboat station has been named the busiest in Scotland for the second year in a row.

The Ferry’s RNLI crew were also found to be the 11th-busiest in the UK.

The crew dealt with 92 calls in 2016, the same number as the previous year.

However, there was a 45% increase in the number of people requiring rescued.

According to the statistics, the station’s all-weather lifeboat was launched 33 times, with the smaller inshore lifeboat called upon 59 times.

A total of 29 people were rescued over the year.

According to Murray Brown, the station’s coxswain, Dundee’s impressive geography contributes to the high number of incidents.

The Tay Road Bridge, Murray believes, also adds to the workload of volunteers.

He said: “Most of the jobs we do, I would say, are leisure jobs – whether it’s people going for a walk on the sands, jet-skis or yachts.

“It’s people going out and enjoying themselves.

“Sometimes they don’t pay as much attention as they should do and we’re there to go and help.

“We have loads of sand – we cover right down to St Andrews – and if it’s a nice day then it’s quite a nice place to come.”

Rescue missions to the Tay Road Bridge play a significant role in the work of RNLI volunteers.

Despite the high workload, the RNLI receive no funding from the government.

All of the charity’s funding comes from fundraising and donations.

Murray explained: “Unfortunately it (going to the Tay Road Bridge) is a major part of what we do.

“It’s not always nice, but it’s part and parcel of what we do.”

Murray continued: “The RNLI has been a charity all of its life, we get no real help from the government.

“All the money involved in this is fundraisers and people leaving legacies in their wills.

“If it wasn’t for these people then there wouldn’t be the lifeboats – the crews couldn’t go to sea because there wouldn’t be boats and there wouldn’t be any fuel.

“They (contributors) are equally as important as the crews.”

Picture: Kim Cessford Main picture: the Broughty Ferry RNLI lifeboats and their crew. Above: coxswain, Murray Brown.