This is the remarkable moment boat patrol units 'tamed' an out-of-control motorboat that had thrown off two fishermen and reeled it to shore with a rope.

Incredible footage shows the motorboat revving and spinning uncontrollably in the middle of the Mozhaisk water reservoir west of the Moscow region, Russia, on Monday, September 9.

Two men were on the vessel fishing when it suddenly began circling on its own while it left with the engine running.

The men were thrown overboard, and the motorboat continued moving at high speed.

Witnesses saw the men get tossed into the water, pulled them out to safety, and then alerted emergency services.

Members of the 308th Fire and Rescue Unit Mosoblpozhspas came to the scene and threw a rope onto the vessel's propeller.

This way, they managed to shut down the boat's engine. After that, the boat was boarded and towed to the shore. There, it was handed over to its owner.

Roman Protasevich, the deputy head of the rescue unit, said: 'Upon arriving at the scene, the rescuers saw the circling motorboat about 700 metres (2,290 feet) from the shore.

'They climbed into their own boat and headed toward the uncontrollable vessel. Getting closer, the rescue team threw a rope over the boat's propeller and shut off the motor.

'They then boarded the boat and towed it to the shore, returning it to its owner. The fishermen, who had fallen into the water, did not need any assistance.'