This is the hilarious moment rescuers save a tourist carried out to sea on a homemade raft, apparently dreaming of being an adventurous sailor like Captain Jack Sparrow.

The incident occurred in the Black Sea near the seaside resort Dzhubga, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on September 7.

The video shows rescuers approaching the homemade raft floating far from anywhere in the water, on which stands a confused man in a life jacket.

They helped him to come onto their rescue boat and went with him to the shore, leaving his homemade vessel behind in the water.

Krasnodar state regional emergency rescue service Kuban-Spas said in a statement: 'On Saturday, September 7, Tuapse rescuers received a message that a man on a homemade raft was being carried away in the Black Sea.

'A tourist from Krasnodar built the boat himself and installed a mast and a sail. The sailor's route lay from Dzhubga to Shepsi.

'On Saturday morning, the man set out on a voyage, but something went wrong.

'He remained in the waters not far from Dzhubga all day and then a strong north wind began to carry him out to sea.

'The man realized that he was in distress and asked for help. The rescuers managed to find the victim 5 kilometres from the shore.

'Thanks to a quick response, the man was saved before dark, although the return to shore took place in conditions of limited visibility.

'The sailor agreed to leave his raft at sea. He did not need medical assistance.'