Two women were just moments away from being swallowed up by a massive cruise liner before they were rescued.
The dramatic mission was captured on video from the deck of the Carnival cruise.
Skylar Penpasuglia, 19, and Allison Garrett, 20, were sharing a jet ski during Spring Break in Florida in the United States.
The pair were near the mouth of the Port Canaveral harbour when their jet ski flipped, throwing them into the water.
Carnival Magic was gliding out of the port at the same time, already too close to detour around them.
The 118-tonne cruise ship forged towards the capsized jet ski and the two young women in the water.
Thankfully Port Canaveral Harbor pilot, Captain Doug Brown, who was at the helm of the ship, swiftly alerted a patrol boat nearby.
Video taken by a passenger on board the cruise shows the rescue boat after it had sped over to the upturned jet ski.
In a dramatic scene, the two women were pulled out of the water one by one and hauled into the boat.
Gasps from cruise passengers increased in intensity as the cruise ship loomed terrifyingly close to the boat, just feet away from making contact.
At the very last minute, the girls were dragged into the patrol boat and it retreated out of the path of the ocean liner.
A passenger can be heard on video asking: “Did we hit the jet ski?”.
Others confirmed it did get dragged under the cruise.
Local Sheriff Wayne Ivey told Florida Today: “I couldn’t be prouder of the actions of Deputy Taner Primmer, a member of our SeaPort Security Marine Unit who placed his life in peril without hesitation to rescue the young girls, and the Harbor Master Pilot, who not only maintained communication with the deputy, but was able to safely veer the ship, providing Deputy Primmer the extras seconds needed.”
The shocking near-miss comes just days after dramatic video emerged of a cruise ship looming scarily close to a couple’s Florida property.
Homeowner Bill Todhunter could be seen running out to his waterfront deck to wave down the Celebrity Equinox as it forged closer to his home.
He claims no ship had ever come so close, but the cruise line insists it operated safely.
Express.co.uk has contacted Carnival Cruises for comment.
