A boat which has been left stranded in the heart of Fremantle on Monday has caused traffic delays and the need for a crane to remove it from the road.
The SeaWest1 fell off a trailer in front of the traffic lights on the busy corner of Parry Street and South Terrace.
![The boat blocked traffic on the intersection near the Norfolk pub in Fremantle.](/web/20170511145517im_/http://www.watoday.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/0/6/l/s/image.related.articleLeadwide.620x349.gw06ov.png/1494221158548.jpg)
Freo local Roel Loopers said he was told by the driver the brakes that hold the boat on the trailer had failed.
Police responded to the traffic nuisance just after 11am and spokesman Samuel Dinnison said Parry Street had been closed to traffic and a crane had been called to remove the roughly seven-metre long vessel.
![An officer captures the unusual traffic nuisance.](/web/20170511145517im_/http://www.watoday.com.au/content/dam/images/g/w/0/6/l/t/image.related.articleLeadNarrow.300x0.gw06ov.png/1494221158548.jpg)
Pictures of the lost boat attracted mockery on social media, with one poster saying "well, at least it's stopped at the red traffic light?".
Another jokester said "wrong pub...Sail and Anchor is the next street over".
BOAT STRANDED IN FREMANTLE CITY CENTRE https://t.co/fM5N3SBx6j via @freosview
— Roel Loopers (@freosview) May 8, 2017