Civil Guards rescued a captain from a listing boat in Spain.

The emergency responders helped the stranded commander leave his vessel during a fierce storm that hit Ibiza on Thursday April 3.

Authorities received an alert from Santa Eulalia's police about a boat in distress, grounded on the coast with a broken mast amid heavy waves.

The skipper was still inside, refusing to abandon his watercraft.

When the officers arrived, they saw that the man appeared dazed and had moved outside the boat, seemingly intent on jumping into the sea. The guards then instructed the captain before he could leap.

Footage shows the heroic rescuer rushing through the waters to reach the man. He was assisted and safely taken to shore.

The captain said that he had hit his head hard due to the rough waves and had been unconscious for hours, leaving him disoriented and in severe pain.

He was taken to Can Misses Hospital for a medical checkup due to the head injury sustained during the storm.