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Lifeboat Station : Broughty Ferry (Dundee)

Main Contact Details

Fisher Street Broughty Ferry Dundee

DD5 1EF

Telephone

(01382) 779956

Station Website

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    Station Information

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    • Explore stations are normally open all year and have an RNLI gift shop
    • Discover stations are normally open during the summer months
    • Observe stations may be open by appointment only
    • RNLI Beach Lifeguard area

    Visitor Contact

    Joe Samson

    Telephone
    01382 779956

    Station Opening Times

    By appointment only

    Shop

    No shop. Buy online at http://www.rnli.org.uk/shop




    A picture of Broughty Ferry station.

    About this station

    Celebrating 175 years as a lifeboat station, and now operating two lifeboats, Broughty Ferry was the first inshore lifeboat station in Scotland. The station has sadly witnessed tragedy with eight lifeboat crew losing their lives saving others at sea.

    Recent launches in scotland (BST)

    • 07/02/2010

      Oban - 04:04
    • 07/02/2010

      Helensburgh - 02:49
    • 06/02/2010

      North Berwick - 15:11

    Last Launch

    28/01/2010
    • Image of North Berwick lifeboat. Photo: Matthew Gibbons

      Two rescued after canoe capsize

      09/02/2010

      By: Rachel Martin

      North Berwick lifeboat launched at 3.17pm on Saturday 6 February to help two men in trouble in Milsey Bay.

    • Image of Stewart Ryrie and lifeboat. Photo: RNLI/Graeme Smith

      Awards for 9-hour rescuers

      08/02/2010

      By: Rachel Martin

      Kirkwall lifeboat crew and a Stronsay resident are to be presented with RNLI awards for exceptional bravery for the 9-hour rescue of three people and a yacht last October.

    • Image of Stornoway lifeboat. Photo: Nicholas Leach

      Invergordon and Buckie search for fisherman

      04/02/2010

      By: Andrew Murray

      Invergordon and Buckie lifeboats were launched, along with the Stornoway Coastguard helicopter, on Monday afternoon, 1 February, to search for a missing fisherman.

    • Staff at Ramsey's main Co-operative store with two RNLI volunteers. Photo: Kim Holland

      Ramsey Co-operative staff give it some welly

      02/02/2010

      By: Danielle Rush

      Staff and customers at 440 stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man aim to raise £90,000 for the charity

    • Image of Broughty Ferry's Trent class and D class lifeboats Photo:RNLI

      Busiest station launches website

      02/02/2010

      By: Stephen Stack

      Broughty Ferry lifeboat station is now iPhone compatible


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