Rough conditions on Loch Ness proved too much for a pair of experienced sailors on 12 August. When their dinghy capsized, they were not able to right her as her mast had got stuck on submerged rocks. A passing research and tourist vessel stood by until the Loch Ness B class lifeboat Mercurius arrived and took the two men onboard, rushing them back to the station to be treated for cold. Mercurius was relaunched and, after many attempts, the crew managed to right the dinghy, bail her out with their helmets and tow her to shore, preventing a shipping hazard.