Sightseers Rescue a Dog Lost in the Middle of the Ocean (VIDEO)

Passengers on a sightseeing ferry in Falmouth, Massachusetts were enjoying a boat trip when they spotted a dog swimming in the middle of the ocean.

While the passengers tried to rescue the pooch themselves, the boat was too high up to make such a daring attempt successful.

http://up.anv.bz/latest/anvload.html?key=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

They did however manage to flag down a nearby fishing boat, who drove over and saved the dog from the sea -- at which point the ferry erupted into cheers.

You can watch the exciting rescue go down in the video above! Yay for happy endings!

NEXT: Watch These Sailors Rescue a Puppy Lost at Sea!