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Ark of Noah/Johan Huibers
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Noah's Ark replica builder wants to sail to Israel

But Johan Huibers from The Netherlands estimates renting tugboats to transport the motorless vessel could cost $1.3 million.

Speaking with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency while holding a Bible, he said: "My preferred destination for the ark is Israel.

"It may sound scary, but I believe everything written in this book, cover to cover.

"This is a copy of God's ship. It only makes sense to take it to God's land."

The 60-year-old had planned to sail the ark to Israel sooner but wildfires hampered his plans.

Ark of Noah/Johan Huibers

Opened to the public in 2012, after a four-year construction project, it was constructed according to the specification's God gave Noah for his ark (as recorded in Genesis). It measures 390 feet long and 75 feet high.

Huibers, a businessman, felt inspired to build his to-scale replica of Noah's ark when he was reading about it to his children one evening in 1993.

Ark of Noah/Johan Huibers

Huibers completed his first replica in 2006 but it was only 230 feet long - owing to size restrictions on canal-faring vessels in his home country.

For the past two years, his full-size model has been open to tourists on the Maas River in The Netherlands.

Earlier this year, Premier reported how a replica of Noah's ark caused chaos at a port after it broke free during Storm Eleanor.

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