Theodore Tugboat replica refloated after partially sinking at Ontario dock [Video]

Theodore Too, the life-sized replica of a TV tugboat of the same name, sits partially sunk at a dock at the Ontario Shipyard in Port Weller, Ontario. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Bobby Davidson

The beloved Theodore Tugboat replica that partially sank in St. Catharines has been refloated.

The boat’s owner says the life-size version of the TV character was safely righted on Thursday afternoon, but there is still more work to do.

The boat called Theodore Too began taking on water earlier this week while docked in the southern Ontario town near the U.S. border.

The cause of the sinking was unclear, but the owner said no one was injured.

Theodore Too had been a longtime fixture in the Halifax harbour and since arriving in Ontario, it had made more than 20 stops along the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario and Lake Erie.

The boat’s owner Blair McKeil — who is also …