Passengers aboard the Manly Ferry experienced an unexpected delay in their commute after spotting a wallaby swimming in Sydney Harbour around 7pm on Wednesday.

The ferry crew rescued the animal after throwing a rope around it and eventually pulling him aboard before arriving at Manly jetty.

.@manlyfastferry saving our wildlife - one wallaby at a time. #lifeisbetterinmanly pic.twitter.com/3wq7UyDGYf

— Renee Gartner (@renee_gartner) February 1, 2018

The wallaby was wrapped in a blanket before being handed over to volunteers from Sydney Wildlife.

It's the second time in just a few weeks that a wallaby has gained headlines in Sydney after police had to make an early morning chase on a wallaby that bounded across the Harbour Bridge.