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Emma qualifies as first female helm for Kyle lifeboat bl@by Mark Entwistle
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Emma Noble, above left and below right, has become the first female helm at Kyle RNLI. She is pictured with fellow volunteer crew member Sandra MacRae.
Photograph: Jack Lowe
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