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The J.W. Cooper is a long-serving pilot boat that carries pilots to freighters transitting the Welland Canal.^[1]^[2]^[3]

According to the Inport News the JW Cooper has a long-standing tradition of carrying a symbolic stand-in of Santa Claus on ceremonial visits to the harbour master's office, and other locations, to help celebrate Christmas.^[2]

On December 22, 2010, the JW Cooper was one of several vessels that responded to an emergency on board the Hermann Schoening.^[4] Sixteen crew members on board the German vessel were accidentally intoxicated by exposure to Phosphine, that had been used in a routine fumigation of its cargo of grain.^[5]

The pilot boat is owned and operated by Cooper Marine Ltd.^[6]

References

^ "A ride on the pilot boat". Erie Media. 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The pilot boat, with Craig Workman and Eric Hughes, went to take pilot Graham Grattan off of the MV Pacific Huron as it made its way upbound on the canal just past Bridge 21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ^a ^b Lindsay Costello (2012-11-27). "Santa trades in sleigh for tug". Inport News. Retrieved 2016-10-07. Santa Claus makes his grand entrance in Port Colborne as he rode down the Welland Canal on the J.W. Cooper tugboat [sic] towards a crowd of onlookers.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Kris Dubé (2019-03-18). "Pilot boats recognized for role on canal". The Welland Tribune. A special presentation was made to Andrew Watts, a retiree that had a 60-year career in the marine industry who will remain with the J.W. Cooper Pilot Boat in a relief capacity for when he is needed. The pilot boat, a "taxi service" for lake pilots on board ocean-going vessels when they travel through Port Colborne, is a common practice across the globe.
^ Dave Johnson (2010-12-22). "Gas vapours sicken sailors". Port Colborne: Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The sailors were removed from the ship, with five left onboard to ensure the safety of the Hermann Schoening, by a combination of two tugs -- the pilot boat J.W. Cooper and Nadro Marine's vessel Seahound -- and two Zodiac fireboats from Fort Erie Fire Department.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dave Johnson (2010-12-22). "16 sailors fall ill on ship off Port Colborne". Port Colborne: Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The chemist, from SGS Canada Inc., was flown to Toronto, from Montreal, to head to the ship and determine the cause of the gas leak. The chemist and firefighters, from the service's technical rescue team, made their way to the ship onboard the pilot boat J.W. Cooper and Nadro Marine's vessel Seahound.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Dave Johnson (2017-05-21). "Serving its purpose". Port Colborne: Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2018-07-27. Cooper Marine Ltd., which owns and operates the pilot boat, is looking to rent the Harbourmasters Building on West Street for the next three years.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links

[ErieMedia2015-04-12-1] "A ride on the pilot boat". Erie Media. 2015-04-12. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The pilot boat, with Craig Workman and Eric Hughes, went to take pilot Graham Grattan off of the MV Pacific Huron as it made its way upbound on the canal just past Bridge 21.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[InportNews2012-11-27-2] Lindsay Costello (2012-11-27). "Santa trades in sleigh for tug". Inport News. Retrieved 2016-10-07. Santa Claus makes his grand entrance in Port Colborne as he rode down the Welland Canal on the J.W. Cooper tugboat [sic] towards a crowd of onlookers.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[stcatharinesstandard2019-03-18-3] Kris Dubé (2019-03-18). "Pilot boats recognized for role on canal". The Welland Tribune. A special presentation was made to Andrew Watts, a retiree that had a 60-year career in the marine industry who will remain with the J.W. Cooper Pilot Boat in a relief capacity for when he is needed. The pilot boat, a "taxi service" for lake pilots on board ocean-going vessels when they travel through Port Colborne, is a common practice across the globe.

[TorontoSun2010-12-22-4] Dave Johnson (2010-12-22). "Gas vapours sicken sailors". Port Colborne: Toronto Sun. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The sailors were removed from the ship, with five left onboard to ensure the safety of the Hermann Schoening, by a combination of two tugs -- the pilot boat J.W. Cooper and Nadro Marine's vessel Seahound -- and two Zodiac fireboats from Fort Erie Fire Department.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[NiagaraFallsReview2010-12-22-5] Dave Johnson (2010-12-22). "16 sailors fall ill on ship off Port Colborne". Port Colborne: Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2016-10-07. The chemist, from SGS Canada Inc., was flown to Toronto, from Montreal, to head to the ship and determine the cause of the gas leak. The chemist and firefighters, from the service's technical rescue team, made their way to the ship onboard the pilot boat J.W. Cooper and Nadro Marine's vessel Seahound.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[NiagaraFallsReview2017-05-21-6] Dave Johnson (2017-05-21). "Serving its purpose". Port Colborne: Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved 2018-07-27. Cooper Marine Ltd., which owns and operates the pilot boat, is looking to rent the Harbourmasters Building on West Street for the next three years.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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