A canoeists crashing into the side of an ocean tanker ship off the coast of the California.

The video, filmed last year, shows the husband and wife canoeing team bumping into the side of the giant ship which had its engine running.

The video uploader later wrote online: "we had no idea that an anchored ship would have its engine running with the propeller turning.

"As we were riding along the back of the ship it created a suction toward the boat so our canoe started getting sucked into the side of the ship and I was unable to steer it away which ultimately caused us to crash into the side of the ship."

Once in the water we felt our bodies being suck toward the ship's side," he continued.

"We kept pushing off the side of the ship with our feet and trying to swim away. I had to swim away from the ship and pull our canoe away at the same time."