TERRIFIED passengers on a Virgin Cruise were told to “grab life jackets” as they sailed towards the Bermuda Triangle.
British holidaymakers were rattled by an emergency alarm as the ship headed for the infamous stretch of Atlantic Ocean known for mysterious shipwrecks and vanished planes.
Luxury liner Valiant Lady and was sailing from Barcelona to Miami when it went on high alert telling every passenger to get to their cabins and fetch urgent medication if they needed it.
Some were left fuming by Virgin’s treatment and their slow response.
A passenger said: “It caused a lot of anxiety for people on board, with many putting on life jackets and heading for the muster stations.
“Virgin were very slow to announce the false alarm.
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“An absolute shambles with a lot of worried passengers.”
Virgin Voyages eventually told passengers after about 15 minutes of panic that it was a drill, accidentally shared with the whole ship to people using the app and TV screens.
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