A yacht which lost power and was at danger of running aground on Loch Ness was rescued by lifeboat teams on Monday evening.
RNLI’s Loch Ness lifeboat was scrambled at around 7.45pm on July 1 after the German yacht Mintaka lost power near to the entrance to the Caledonian Canal.
Lifeboat crews were able to speed down the loch and make contact with the vessel within 30 minutes as it drew close to running aground in the river entrance next to the canal.
A tow was established to bring them alongside the sailing barge Ros Crana at the canal entrance while the lifeboat scouted the “extremely busy” canal pontoons for a suitable space.
A spokesperson explained: “Having identified a suitable spot the lifeboat re-established an alongside tow and repositioned the casualty vessel to the pontoons.”
The lifeboat then returned to station to be refuelled and made ready for service.
Commenting afterwards, helm Kieron Tarling praised the crew for their actions
“Calm conditions helped in this shout and the well prepared and professional actions by the yacht’s crew were appreciated by the lifeboat helm and crew,” he said.
“As was the assistance of the crew of the Ros Crana.”
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