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Tsaww***en, B.C.–BC Ferries shut down all vessels departing from the busy Tsaww***en terminal yesterday afternoon after receiving a bomb threat.

Thousands of p***engers were stranded for five hours as Delta police searched the terminal building.

"No one was saying anything except we had to leave the terminal, so I started bawling," said an exhausted Katie Kelly, an Australian tourist who arrived at the ferry dock following a 20-hour flight from Sydney. "It's an amazing country from what I've seen but I never expected this in my first hour in Canada."

All ferries sailing out of the terminal were delayed.

BC Ferries has offered a $50,000 reward for information. A spokesperson said the threat was phoned in around 3:30 p.m.

The terminal was shut down to incoming p***engers by 5 p.m.

P***engers arriving at the terminal were allowed to disembark, but those departing from the Vancouver-area port were kept in line as police searched cars and the area.