Two occupants of a fishing vessel are safe Tuesday after a whale surfaced under their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the US Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park, the AP reports. The Coast Guard posted to X that they had received a mayday call stating that a 23-foot center console boat had turned over because of a whale breach. “The occupants were ejected from the vessel as the boat capsized,” the Coast Guard posted, adding that an urgent marine information broadcast was issued and the Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor was alerted.

“A good Samaritan recovered both individuals from the water. No injuries were reported,” the Coast Guard posted. The good Samaritans were two teens who were fishing nearby, CBS News reports. One of them tells the station the experience was “unreal,” and that he plans to always wear a life jacket from here on out. And one of the fishermen on the capsized boat notes of whales, “This is their home. This is their ocean, so we’re in their way.” The boat crew from Station Portsmouth reported that the whale appeared not to be injured. The incident was reported to the Center of Coastal Studies Marine Animal Hotline and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The vessel has also been salvaged. (More whale stories.)

Two boaters escaped with their lives while off the coast of New Hampshire after a whale breached and capsized their vessel in a dramatic spectacle that was captured on video, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday.

The boaters, who were essentially catapulted into the Atlantic Ocean after the giant mammal breached and struck the back of the 23-foot vessel, were rescued by good Samaritans, the Coast Guard said in a series of posts on X.

The incident occurred near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, New Hampshire, the guard said.

Video shows the whale breaching the water and striking the rear of the boat. At least one of the boaters is seen plunging into the water.

Colin Yager, who captured the video, told NBC News on Tuesday that after the whale breached, he and his brother picked up the boaters who were flung into the ocean.

No injuries were reported, according to the Coast Guard.

“We are grateful to the good samaritans for taking such quick action to rescue these two individuals. Bravo Zulu!” the guard said.

The Coast Guard crew from Station Portsmouth reported the whale appeared to be uninjured, the guard said. The boat was salvaged, it added.