AYRSHIRE’S Lifeboat crew’s and Coastguard Teams were amongst the busiest in Scotland in 2015 over 100 call outs between Largs and Troon alone.

Troon lifeboat crew was the busiest on the west coast of Scotland last year after rescuing 31 people in a total of 74 launches with their Largs counterparts rescuing 45 people on 41 launches.

Broughty Ferry were Scotland’s busiest lifeboat station where the crew went to sea on 92 occasions.

Ardrossan’s Coastguard Rescue Team, who assist both Troon and Largs on many of their call-outs, had their buzzers go just under 50 times last year.

Further south along the Ayrshire coast, Girvan may not have been mustered as many times but they were involved in some of the most dramatic rescues, with four people’s lives saved, including two who were under 18-years-old.

Along with their counterparts in Aberdeen, the crew also joined forces with the emergency services to help numerous people in difficulties caused by Storm Frank in December.

This included a rescue operation when a bus was stranded in floods at Dailly with 12 passengers trapped inside, who were airlifted to safety.

Incident reduction manager Michael Avril, said: “Our volunteer lifeboat crew and lifeguards have again worked exceptionally hard serving our local communities. We continue to urge those working on or enjoying our coastline and inland areas to respect the water.”