This was the incredible moment Matt Ian from San Francisco and his friends rescued a seal in the middle of the sea off Namibia.

The clip filmed on July 20, unfortunately, is a regular occurrence according to the filmer due to the area being a regular fishing area, resulting in a lot of leftover equipment floating in the sea.

The footage shows the kayakers all teaming together to attempting to get the seal free from the mass of fishing line around his neck.

“It's seldom that we can actually get close enough to the entangled animals in the water to grab them.

“I felt this guy kept coming to me and allowed me to grab him. This was the 5th attempt to free him! He gave up a good fight and got be totally soaked but we won in the end!” Matt told Newsflare.