This is the heartwarming moment a stranded dog was rescued after being found swimming in the Gulf of Thailand – 130 miles from the shore.

Workers onboard an oil rig noticed the pooch’s head poking above the ripples as she paddled through the ocean on Friday.

It’s understood the Aspin dog – named Boonrod (survivor) by her rescuers – fell from a fishing trawler, according to the Bangkok Post.

Offshore drillers called out to the exhausted mutt and she swam toward them, taking refuge among the rusty metal bars of the rig.

The workers then lowered a rope down to Boonrod and pulled her to safety. She stayed on the drilling platform for two nights while a special cage was welded and staff gave her food and water.

Boonrod was finally lifted by crane onto another oil vessel passing through the area on Sunday, which delivered her to vets in Songkhla, southern Thailand, today.

Oil rig worker, Khon Vitisak, who saved the animal, said he would like to adopt her if no owner comes forward.

He said: “We found her trying to swim towards our rig, which is about 220 kilometers (136 miles) from the shore. Thankfully the sea was quite still because the wind was calm.

“We just saw her small head but if the ripples were bigger, I think we probably wouldn’t have noticed her at all.

“After she made it onto the bars below the rig she didn’t cry or bark at all. We looked for a way to help her and in the end, decided to use the rope to tie around her body to lift her up.

“When we first took her on board she was depressed and tired from being in the water for a long time.

“When we gave her water and minerals her symptoms improved. She started sitting up and walking normally.”

Animal charity volunteers who are now caring for the dog do not know if she has an owner or if she was a stray.

Once she reached the rig, workers nursed Boonrod back to health while they radioed for help and requested a tanker that was returning to shore to pick her up.