Image caption, Passengers were removed from the ferry on foot at Ardrossan harbour
A ferry service on Scotland's west coast has been evacuated over a bomb threat after a passenger was rescued from the water.
CalMac said a person was reported overboard on the MV Caledonian Isles 16:40 sailing from Brodick on the Isle of Arran.
The vessel's fast rescue craft was launched to recover the passenger. The BBC understands that they then claimed there was a bomb on board.
The ferry operator said emergency protocols were put in place. The vessel was searched and 329 people were removed on foot when it berthed at Ardrossan.
Image source, Christopher BrindleImage caption, CalMac said a passenger was reported overboard on the MV Caledonian Isles
Passengers from the ferry and others waiting at the port were taken to a nearby Asda car park by police as the search was carried out.
CalMac said the vehicles on MV Caledonian Isles were left on board.
Remaining scheduled sailings from Ardrossan were cancelled on Friday evening.
CalMac CEO Duncan Mackison said: "CalMac staff and crew are following emergency procedures alongside the emergency services and no injuries have been reported.
"Customers will be kept informed of the situation as it develops."
CalMac is the UK's largest ferry operator, running 29 routes across 200 miles of Scotland's west coast.
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