Overview

• Independent MP Rupert Lowe posted on X warning of dinghies landing at Great Yarmouth and alerted authorities to a suspected migrant incursion.
• The UK Coastguard contacted the ROW4MND team twice—first querying a dinghy sighting and then sending a lifeboat at police request to verify their identity.
• On Friday morning, Lowe described the incident as a “false alarm,” said no apology was necessary and framed his response as constituent vigilance.
• He committed a £1,000 donation to ROW4MND, four ocean rowers raising funds for motor neurone disease research.
• The crew has resumed the first leg of their four-year, four-challenge campaign with £107,515 raised toward a £57 million goal for MND studies.