A boat that fell off a trailer on the Inland Island Highway near Campbell River blocked a lane of traffic for more than three hours Monday morning.
Campbell River RCMP said a lane was blocked at the Jubilee Parkway about 9:15 a.m. Police said the boat and crane used to remove it were cleared just before 1 p.m.
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirmed the boat on the road belonged to DFO. The patrol vessel “unexpectedly detached” from a trailer hitch while being towed, a spokesperson said in a statement.
The trailer was mildly damaged but the truck was not affected.
Campbell River spokesman Const. Maury Tyre used the incident to remind drivers to pay attention to flaggers at crash scenes and to not pull out a phone and start filming.
“If you are caught filming while driving and while on the road, you are subject to distracted driving fines,” he said.
