Dundee’s lifeboat station received more than 100 call-outs in 2015.
And the station’s coxswain says that figure is likely to make it the busiest in Scotland for the fifth year running.
The Broughty Ferry lifeboats have been on more calls than any other rescue service in the country for the past four years.
With 104 call-outs for the boats in the last 12 months, Murray Brown says it has been as busy as ever.
He said: “We’re always on the go here and it wouldn’t surprise me if we were one of the busiest, if not the busiest, service in Scotland once again.
“The inshore lifeboat has been deployed 56 times and the all-weather boat has been called out 48 times.
“This is around the same number of times in previous years, so we’ll definitely be up there.”
From helping people stuck in dinghies to assisting the police in investigations, the 56-year-old says the service has been called to a variety of jobs — all treated with the same level of importance.
He said: “There have been a couple of big incidents that have required the all-weather boat.
“When police were investigating the plane crash at Abernyte, they called us for assistance to help in their search.
“We also had a call-out where we had to tow a yacht from St Andrews to Tayport after a man was experiencing difficulties getting it docked.
“We have also been called out to incidents involving people struggling against light winds in rubber dinghies, but things like that are just as important as what you could call the big jobs.”
Mr Brown has volunteered and worked for the lifeboat service for 25 years along with a crew of 30 at the Broughty Ferry station.
He added: “We’re always prepared when there is a call.
“We train every 10 days to keep on top of the many incidents we could be called out to.”
Mr Brown also thanked the people of Dundee after the crew managed to raise £2,350 in its most recent fundraising drive to keep the service going.
He said: “Broughty Ferry lifeboat is a charity-based organisation and we rely on funding to maintain the level of service we provide.
“The crew would like to thank all those who donated money.
“We always receive great support when going out on these fundraisers.”