RUSSEL BROTHERS Ltd. Steelcraft winch boat and warping tug builders from Owen Sound, Ontario.

Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders

Little Missinaibi / Simon Cote

Ex- Little Missinaibi. Canadian List of Shipping 1952, Supplement 3: Registers Opened. Same info as follows: Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Little Missinaibi [C.194958] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1953. 38'3 x 11�5 x 4'; 14 g.t.; 9 n.t.; 130 hp. Owned by Pineland Timber Co. Ltd., Sudbury, Ontario. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Simon Cote [C.194958] registered at Montreal. Built at Owen Sound in 1953. 38'; 14 g.t. Formerly Little Missinaibi. Transport Canada List 2006: Simon Cote [C.194198] registered Montreal, QC. Built by Russel-Hipwell Engines Ltd., Owen Sound, ON 1953. 11.67m x 3.51m x 1.22m; 13.96 g.t., 9.49 n.t. 2 Diesel Engines 330 h.p. Owned Urgence Marine Inc., Montreal, QC.

This small tug was built in 1953 by Russel Brothers Limited as the Little Missinaibi for the Pineland Timber Company. She was eventually acquired by Urgence Marine Inc. of Pointe-aux-Trembles, QC and renamed Simon Cote. Simon Cote is active performing various port services around Montreal. Type: Twin Screw Tugboat Year Built: 1953 Builder: Russel Bros. Ltd., Owen Sound, ON Horsepower: 330 bhp Length: 38' 03? Breadth: 11' 06? Depth: 4' 00? Port of Registry: Montreal, QC.

In the 2001 movie THE SCORE, starring Robert DeNiro and Ed Norton, shot in Montreal. The tug Simon Cote shows up at the end, in the great escape sequence at about 1:56. The bridge is the Jacques Cartier bridge, the large red building is the Molson brewery and the brown and white building is 1000 Rue de la Commune. It's now a luxury condo building but originaly it was a refrigerated warehouse built in 1922.