Theodore Too partially sinks at Ontario dock

Boaters wave to Theodore Too, an ocean-going tugboat launched in Dayspring, N.S., Wednesday, April 19, 2000. The Theodore Tugboat replica vessel that's been a children's favourite for tours of the Halifax harbour is being put up for sale as COVID-19 causes a crash in tourism revenues in Nova Scotia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

By Mark Hodgins

Posted Dec 18, 2024 01:26:44 PM.

Last Updated Dec 18, 2024 03:13:23 PM.

Work is underway to rescue a Canadian and Haligonian icon today.

The owner of Theodore Too, the iconic tugboat, says the vessel took on water and partially sunk at a dock in Port Weller, Ont. in Lake Ontario.

Blair McKeil says Theodore is now “resting on bottom” and crews were working on a refloating plan.

Theodore Too spent more than 20 years docked in Nova Scotia before being bought and moved to Ontario in 2021.

The vessel was built in Dayspring, N.S. in 2000 as a replica of Theodore Tugboat from the Canadian children’s TV show.

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