Feltham acknowledged that the incident caused “considerable disruption and distress for many”.
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Police arrive at the ferry terminal after bomb threat was made on Monday morning. Erin Paul was having her breakfast on board the Straitsman when she was told by staff that all passengers would have to disembark. “They got everybody off the ship, and they did a roll call. We were put on buses, but we weren t told where we were going,” Paul said. They were taken to the Picton Yacht Club Hotel and had been told they would wait there until the emergency was over.
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