A Dundee man who has volunteered on board the native lifeboats for greater than three a long time has been named its new coxswain.
Peter Hay joined the RNLI in February 1988 and over the course of 34 years has crewed each all-weather and in-shore lifeboats. He was named deputy second coxswain - the lead crew member who helms the boat - in 2009.
He picked up a Queen's Platinum Jubilee medal for time served within the emergency companies, including to medals from the Diamond and Golden Jubilees in addition to a protracted service medal from the lifeboat charity itself. Broughty Ferry Lifeboat introduced Peter's appointment on Monday, shortly after legendary predecessor Murray Brown hung up his overalls for the final time.
He'll tackle the position full time after standing down from his job at native furnishings store Gillies, which has wished him properly for the longer term.
Peter mentioned: “I'm honoured to simply accept the position of Coxswain. I really like what the RNLI does: not simply the crew, however everybody striving to assist the organisation and have at all times felt proud to be part of one thing that helps and engages the neighborhood.
"The RNLI operates to the next values and I hope I've exhibited this in my time and can proceed to take action: selflessness, braveness, dependability and trustworthiness.”
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Amongst his proudest rescues was a 2005 incident the place a fighter jet crashed into St Andrews Bay shortly after taking off from Leuchars in Fife. The crew helped to find the pilots, who had efficiently ejected, and stood by as they have been rescued by RAF helicopters.
Peter added: "Our presence on scene and recovering particles together with different rescue property made this a really memorable shout.”
Broughty Ferry was the primary in-land lifeboat station in Scotland and stays one of many nation's busiest. Throughout your entire nation lifeboats have been referred to as out 1176 instances, saving the lives of greater than 400 individuals.
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