A Californian woman was sentenced to two years in prison for a terror hoax she had hoped would cut short a holiday cruise with her parents and return her to her boyfriend.
In sentencing Kelley Marie Ferguson (20), US District Judge Helen Gilmor said she was "deeply dismayed" by Ferguson's conduct.
She had been accused of writing threatening notes on April 22nd and 23rd while aboard Royal Caribbean's Legend of the Seas, which was sailing to Hilo, Hawaii, during a 10-day cruise out of Ensenada, Mexico.
The notes said "all Americanos" would die if the cruise ship and 2,400 crew and passengers docked at a US port.
The ship was diverted to Oahu and was searched for biological, chemical, radiological and explosive materials by 120 investigators.
While they were interviewing people on board, Ferguson, who was travelling with her parents, confessed to writing the notes, saying she hoped the letters would bring an early end to the trip.