Broughty Ferry Lifeboat - RNLI

18/06/2026

🍻🎉 25 YEARS OF SUPPORTING BROUGHTY FERRY RNLI! 🎉🍻
The Fisherman’s Beer Festival starts tomorrow (Friday 19 June) and celebrates an incredible 25 years of raising vital funds for your local lifeboat.
Join us for a weekend of great beer, live music, and fantastic company—all while supporting the volunteers who are ready to answer the call, day or night.
Come along to Fishermans Tavern, Broughty Ferry and help make this special anniversary the biggest and best yet.
See you there! 💙🚤

17/06/2026

A huge congratulations to Daniella on returning from her very first on-service lifeboat shout with RNLI Broughty Ferry! 🚤👏
What makes this even more special is that the callout had a fantastic outcome.

Thanks to the professionalism, teamwork, and dedication of everyone involved, the casualties were found to be safe and well, and were able to continue their journey safely to their destination.

Your first shout is always a milestone to remember, and it’s great to see it end with such a positive result. Wishing you many more successful shouts ahead as part of the RNLI family.

Well done, Daniella – a brilliant start to your operational service! 💙🧡

16/06/2026

🚤 Fancy helping save lives at sea without having to launch the lifeboat at 3am?

Broughty Ferry RNLI are looking for a new Lifeboat Operations Manager. It’s a key volunteer role supporting the station, crew and operations that keep our lifesaving service running smoothly.

You’ll need good people skills, sound judgement and a willingness to get involved. In return, you’ll join an amazing team, make a real difference in the Broughty Ferry community and play a vital part in saving lives at sea.

If you’ve ever thought about giving something back, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

Please share with anyone who might be interested. 🌊🧡

The RNLI’s Lifeboat Station in Broughty Ferry is looking for a volunteer to lead the existing team in the role of Lifeboat Operations Manager.

15/06/2026

Today, we stand in solidarity with the global search and rescue community. Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues of Bill Ewen and Frank Petsch of Marine Rescue NSW, who tragically lost their lives in the line of duty last month.

Today, Monday 15th June, all RNLI stations will fly their flags at half-mast to honour their memory and ultimate sacrifice.

They answered the call to help a stranger, and they gave everything. We lower our flag in their honour.

Their courage, selflessness, and dedication to saving lives at sea will never be forgotten. Rest in peace, brothers. 💙

13/06/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ⚽ From Broughty Ferry to Boston! 🚤🇺🇸
The tartan bonnets are on and we're ready to cheer on Scotland at home as they kick off their World Cup campaign in Boston! 🇺🇸
While The Scotland National Team takes on the world, the volunteers at Broughty Ferry RNLI will be ready to answer the pager—whatever the score.
Good luck, Scotland... bring it home, and meanwhile we'll keep bringing everyone else home safely! 💙💛 Well done too to Craig Ferguson Scotland & Travel on completing your challenge for mental health awareness 👏

12/06/2026

🎉 THE COUNTDOWN IS OFFICIALLY ON! 🎉

In just a week, we will be gathering for our massive 25th Anniversary Fisherman’s Beer Festival, and the energy behind the scenes is electric! 🚀

Plans are well underway, and preparation is at full speed ahead to welcome you all next weekend! We are putting the final touches on everything to make this milestone year absolutely unforgettable. 🎪✨

🎸 Lineup Update: Our final bands are being finalised and they are ready to sing the nights away with you. Full line up will be published soon 🙌

👇 Drop a comment and throw a share if you’re planning to come along and support us at Fishermans Tavern, Broughty Ferry.

11/06/2026

We’re incredibly proud to learn today that Broughty Ferry RNLI has been named Scotland’s busiest lifeboat station.

While it’s not a title anyone sets out to achieve, it reflects the dedication of our volunteer crew who are ready to respond whenever the pager sounds, day or night, in all conditions.

Every launch is a team effort, and with 543 recorded launches between 2021 and 2025 we’d like to thank our families, fundraisers, shop volunteers, station supporters and the local community who make our lifesaving work possible.

Most importantly, we’re grateful that we can be there when people need us most.

This recognition belongs to everyone who supports the station and helps keep our lifeboats ready to answer the call.

07/06/2026

Over the last 9 days, Broughty Ferry RNLI has been really active. We've responded to various incidents... a jetski call-out; two persons in distress; a yacht in difficulty and a medical evacuation. It’s a testament to the dedication of our volunteer crew that because of their commitment, all persons involved in our incidents are safe. Thanks to Ian at SaltDog Marine for the images.

04/06/2026

🍻 The 25th Annual Fisherman's Beer Festival is coming to Broughty Ferry! 🍻
Join us from 19th–21st June 2026 as we celebrate 25 years of great beer, live music, community spirit and good times.
A huge thank you to everyone who has supported the festival over the years – we can't wait to celebrate with you all.
Sponsorship packages are still available. Get in touch to find out more!

All profits to Broughty Ferry Lifeboat - RNLI

30/05/2026

👏 Well done to Michael and the crew — and, of course, the ever-important Fred! — for completing the final mile of the Mayday Mile Challenge.

A huge thank you as well to the wonderful people of Broughty Ferry for the generosity extended to our crew this morning. Every penny raised will go towards helping us save lives at sea. 🌊🚤

We'd also like to extend our thanks to the gentleman we assisted on a shout recently, who kindly dropped off a dustbin-sized cookie 🍪 as a token of appreciation for the help we provided. Your kindness was greatly appreciated by the whole crew!

Please remember that while it may be a blisteringly hot day in The Ferry, the Tay Estuary remains bitterly cold and can be extremely dangerous. Always take care around the water and respect the conditions.

Photos from today's Mayday Mile walk can be found below, with the final photo featuring our crew member Alex proudly (and professionally!) modelling the king-sized cookie. 😄