A quick-thinking excavator driver was able to rescue another excavator that was trapped and being submerged by ocean waves in Vietnam.

According to the filmer, who filmed the incident on June 6 in Ben Tre Province, the tide was so high that one of the excavators on the shore could not move ashore in time.

The excavator was quickly surrounded by seawater and could not move in the rapidly rising tide pool.

Realising his colleagues were in danger, a nearby excavator driver moved closer and used his bucket to connect to the trapped excavator's bucket and tried to pull the vehicle out of the danger zone.

Thanks to this manoeuvre, he was able to rescue the excavator from a dangerous area.

The driver said: "I had fully opened the towing capacity of the excavator crane. You can see the black smoke coming out from the overload of the excavator."

Video captured the moment of Excavator driver uses the bucket to rescue another excavator that is being submerged by ocean waves in Ben Tre Province, Viet Nam.
According to the filmer, the tide was so high that the excavator could not move ashore in time.
The excavator was quickly surrounded by seawater and could not move in the pool of rapidly rising water.
Recognize colleagues in danger. The nearby excavator driver moved closer and used his bucket to connect to the excavator's bucket and tried to pull the excavator out of the danger zone.
Thanks to the intelligence of the excavator driver, he was able to rescue an excavator from a dangerous area.
Two excavators have equal weight. If careless bucket or crane can be broken and then rescue efforts will fail.
The driver said he had fully opened the towing capacity of the excavator crane. You can see the black smoke coming out from the overload of the excavator.
Video captured on June 6, 2020, in Ben Tre, Viet Nam.