Theodore Too, the beloved life-sized replica of Theodore Tugboat, has been “safely righted and refloated,” its owner says.
The 20-metre vessel, which moved to the Port of Hamilton from Halifax Harbour in June 2021, partially sank Tuesday night after somehow taking on water while at the Ontario Shipyard in Port Weller.
Its owner, Blair McKeil, CEO of Breakwater Financial, said in a statement Wednesday that a team of professionals was devising a plan to refloat the tugboat.
Late Thursday, Breakwater said in a statement that those professionals were able to save the 24-year-old tugboat.
“We are happy to announce that at approximately 3 p.m. today, Theodore Too was safely righted and refloated,” it said.
“We still have a lot of work to do, but with that being said, we want to thank Olous Boag and his team from Ontario Shipyards for their immediate assistance and expertise with the salvage and refloat operations.”
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