Waiting for a call.

Oot n aboot on a wet afternoon. We went to a few shops in Broughty Ferry. The heavy rain went off at late afternoon and we walked along quite a bit of the waterfront. Oh, and visited our favourite furniture store Gillies .... and bought 2 Ekornes recliners and stools.

Photo taken at the RNLI boat shed, slipway and access jetty. I like the lifeboat colour against the greyness, and bit of reflection. Broughty Ferry station has two vessels - the Elizabeth of Glamis, a Trent Class lifeboat and the Sheila Barrie, a D Class Lifeboat.

Established in 1830, Broughty Ferry was the first inshore lifeboat station in Scotland. During the station’s history of lifesaving, the crews have been awarded a number of medals for gallantry.

Broughty Ferry has often been named as one of Scotland’s busiest RNLI stations. In June 2019 the lifeboats were out twice in two hours.

In 2017, the crews based at the Ferry were called out 70 times and aided 36 people. Incidents included several searches for people who apparently fell from the Tay Bridge. In 2016 the station saw 92 call outs.

In December 1959 Lifeboat Mona foundered in the Tay with the loss of all hands; the crew of eight died. They were responding to a call from the North Carr lightship in the North Sea, which was adrift in a gale.