A whale jumped and landed on the bow of a small boat briefly submerging it in the water, in a stunning moment caught on video Sunday morning off the coast of Massachusetts.

In footage of the encounter, the whale, which appears to be a humpback, can be seen emerging from the water before landing on the 19-foot craft, crashing it into the water before bouncing upright again.

The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. in the White Horse Beach area of ​​Plymouth, city officials said.

"It was crazy," one witness, Ryder Parkhurst, told NBC Boston. “The guy was in the wrong place at the wrong time, that's all. He shows up, bang...right on the bow of the guy's ship."

"I just saw the boat blow up, it was crazy," Parkhurst said. "It was crazy. I couldn't believe the thing was still floating."

In a statement released Sunday, the city said a Plymouth Harbor Master's Department ship assigned to the area responded to check on the ship's occupants.

"The operator reported no injuries or significant damage that affected the seaworthiness of the vessel," he said. It was unclear if the whale suffered any injuries in the incident.

Department crews had been monitoring the area since about 5 a.m. Sunday in an attempt to ensure everyone's safety after a whale collided with a boat on Friday, NBC Boston reported.

Plymouth Harbor Master Chad Hunter said many boats had been in the area for recreational fishing on Sunday due to the abundance of bait fish, which he said also attracted whales to the area.

The city said the Plymouth Harbor Master's Department had forwarded information about the incident to the Massachusetts Environmental Police. The police department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from NBC News.

The city said the department advised boaters to stay at least 100 yards away from the whales to "minimize potential interactions."