Theodore Too partially sinks at Ontario dock

Dec 18, 2024
News Staff

Theodore Too, the life-size replica of a TV tugboat of the same name, sits partially sunk at a dock at the Ontario Shipyard in Port Weller. Theodore Too moved to Hamilton, Ont. from Halifax in 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bobby Davidson

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.

there's something kind of strangely poetic about this being the way Theodore Too sank, with his face still being above the water. Almost as if he tried to keep himself afloat as long as he could. He'll bounce back. He wasn't gonna let the waves claim him that easily. pic.twitter.com/CGr6PDVR9D

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— TheJollyJinty ???? (@TheRedJinty) December 18, 2024

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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