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The replica of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailes in the harbour of Hoorn on May 23, 2015. More than 400 years ago the original ship has been used by British navigator Henry Hudson to explore the eastern North American coast. The ship was reconstructed in 1989 at the behest of Dutch American founder of the New Netherland Museum Andrew Hendricks. AFP PHOTO / ANP / REMKO DE WAAL **NETHERLANDS OUT** (Photo credit should read REMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images)

The replica of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Halve Maen (Half Moon) sailes in the harbour of Hoorn on May 23, 2015. More than 400 years ago the original ship has been used by British navigator Henry Hudson to explore the eastern North American coast. The ship was reconstructed in 1989 at the behest of Dutch American founder of the New Netherland Museum Andrew Hendricks. AFP PHOTO / ANP / REMKO DE WAAL **NETHERLANDS OUT**        (Photo credit should read REMKO DE WAAL/AFP/Getty Images)