Broughty lifeboat joins search for missing man near local beauty spot
Police have launched an appeal for a man with links to Dundee after he went missing near to a local beauty spot.
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‘Huge thrill’ as woman becomes lifeboat’s first female skipper
A woman has taken charge of a lifeboat for the first time in her station’s 117-year history.
‘Police incident’ closes Tay Road Bridge
The Tay Road Bridge has been closed off by police following an incident.
‘Disgraceful’ yobs steal life-saving kit from local lifeboat hut
Equipment used to help save lives has been stolen from a local RNLI hut.
Emergency services in four-hour stand-off with man on Tay Bridge at Dundee
Rail services were in and around Dundee were halted for around four hours late last night as emergency services were in a stand off with a "trespasser" on the Tay Bridge.
In Video: Sea rescue for stranded lamb stuck under cliff
A volunteer crew from the RNLI was called to an unusual rescue when a lamb was spotted at the foot of cliffs near Llandudno, in North Wales. The tiny strip of pebbles could only be reached by water, so a boat was brought in to save the sheep from having to swim to safety.
In Video: Jet skiers help rescue elderly man clinging to buoy
Two jet skiers have helped save an elderly man clinging to a buoy off the south coast. The casualty was spotted by the men 200 metres off the coast of Sandbanks beach. Poole lifeboat volunteers arrived on the scene in eight minutes after the call for help was made.
Cyclist who broke her back in 15ft fall onto rocks praises rescuers
A woman who was rescued after falling 15 feet onto rocks in Co Down has praised those who came to her aid as incredible.
Training exercise turns into real-life emergency for local lifeboat crew
A routine training exercise for Arbroath inshore lifeboat boat turned into a real-life rescue scenario on Saturday.
Dundee lifeboat crew captured on Victorian camera for stunning RNLI photo project
At first glance you might think the picture below was taken at the turn of the century.
Gin bar to feature at RNLI beer festival in Dundee
A charity beer festival which has raised more than £165,000 for the Broughty Ferry lifeboat will run again this year.
Two women rescued from River Tay in a matter of hours
A woman was rescued from the River Tay late on Tuesday night in a dramatic full-scale emergency operation.
Emergency response at local beauty spot amid concern for man
There was a full-scale emergency alert at Arbroath cliffs in the early hours of today.
Woman taken to hospital after incident closes Tay Road Bridge
A woman was taken to hospital following an incident on the Tay Road Bridge which saw the southbound carriageway temporarily closed.
Tay Road Bridge closed amid fears for man’s safety
A man had to be talked down from the Tay Road Bridge by police.
Paddle steamer sinks in Irish Sea
A paddle steamer has sunk off the Welsh coast while being towed to Ireland.
Local lifeboat crews launched to three separate incidents
It was a busy weekend for lifeboat staff across the region, with crews being launched to three separate incidents.
Lifeboat soon permanently back in action after inappropriate behaviour
RNLI bosses say they have closed the chapter which blemished the 215-year history of Arbroath lifeboat station following the return of the town’s all-weather boat to the water after six months out of service.
Emergency response after group gets stranded at sea in local May Dip event
Two lifeboat crews from Dundee were called into action today after a group of five people were reported to have become stranded in the North Sea.
Re-entry into service of lifeboat on horizon after row
Arbroath’s all-weather lifeboat could be back in service within weeks.