This is the heartwarming moment two stranded sea turtles were rescued after getting tangled in floating rubbish off the coast of Thailand.<br /><br />Saranwit Phetsang and his five friends were travelling on a speedboat to Racha Noi island for fishing when they noticed the huge garbage patch floating in the ocean in Phuket, Thailand.<br /><br />They drove closer to the junk to try to remove it from the water before noticing a stricken sea turtle trapped inside a loose fishing net.<br /><br />Footage from last Wednesday (June 19) shows how one of the fishermen used a pipe to hold the turtle while the other man was bending down, attempting to cut the net with a knife. <br /><br />But shortly after the big turtle was safely rescued, the group found another baby turtle which had become tangled in a mass of thick plastic rope.<br /><br />They spent several minutes desperately battling to free her so she could be reunited with the other, larger turtle, believed to be a mother. <br /><br />Both of the turtles were rescued and could swim back away into the ocean close to where they were found. <br /><br />Delighted Saranwit said: ''Every time we see garbage in the ocean, we will collect it right away. But this was the first time we saw animals trapped.<br /><br />''We were glad that we found the turtles and could save them. But not all animals are lucky. So, I’d like everyone to take care of and keep the ocean clean.''
