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A £12,000 racing boat washed away during flooding is thought to be floating down the River Trent — with the team desperate to be reunited with their vessel. It is believed The Major, a 40ft (12.1m) racing boat with a geometric red and black scale pattern, which belongs to the The Soaring Dragons, could be heading towards Newark. Three boats belonging to the dragon boat racing team, based at The Loughborough Boat Club in Leicestershire, broke away from their moorings on the River Soar after heavy flooding caused by Storm Henk. The team has since located two of the smaller boats but its largest,…

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