Arran Ferry Evacuated Over ‘Bomb Threat’ by Passenger Rescued from Sea
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A 23-year-old man has been arrested after a ferry service on Scotland’s west coast was evacuated over a bomb threat.
Operator CalMac said a passenger was reported overboard on the MV Caledonian Isles 16:40 service, carrying 329 people from Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
The BBC understands that after being pulled from the sea by the ferry’s rescue boat, the man then told crew that there was a bomb on board.
All passengers were removed on foot at Ardrossan harbour so the vessel could be searched. Police Scotland said it was established that the threats "were not credible".
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- Ardrossan
- CalMac
- Transport
- Isle of Arran
- Brodick
- Ferries
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