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Amsterdam's Sinterklaas steamboat needs 3 million euro restoration: 'Otherwise it ends up high and dry'

Amsterdam's Sinterklaas steamboat needs 3 million euro restoration: 'Otherwise it ends up high and dry'

The 126-year-old Christiaan Brunings steamship, traditionally used as the Sinterklaas boat in Amsterdam, requires a 3 million euro restoration to remain operational. The National Maritime Museum has launched a crowdfunding campaign this week to fund the ship's first major maintenance project since the 1970s.

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