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Farewell to Nova Scotia: Theodore Too tugboat replica leaves for new Ontario home

6/11 – Halifax, NS – Theodore Too, the beloved TV tugboat, left Halifax Thursday morning, bound for a new Ontario home. The 20-metre replica of the children’s TV character was sold earlier this year to a new owner who intends to use the smiling vessel to promote the marine industry and responsible marine stewardship.

Theodore Too left Halifax, its home for the past 21 years, at 9 a.m. AT., surrounded by a flotilla of other boats. The tugboat’s new home will be the Port of Hamilton. Upon arrival, its engine will be converted to biodiesel — a symbol of the vessel’s future as a “sustainability champion,” according to new owner Blair McKeil.

McKeil said in a news release he’s arranged for the advocacy group Swim Drink Fish to use Theodore Too in educating Canadians about water conservation and restoration of the Great Lakes.

McKeil said he’s also planning to use Theodore Too to advocate for employment in Canada’s marine and shipbuilding industries.

CBC

General characteristics
Type Tour boat
Tonnage 105 tons [1][2][3]
Length 65 ft (20 m)
Beam 22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Propulsion 400-horsepower 300 kilowatt CAT 3406 turbocharged diesel engin