The man arrested for making a bomb threat on the ferry Cathlamet on Thursday told investigators that while he had eventually planned on blowing up a ferry, he wasn't planning on doing it on Thursday.

That is part of the probable cause document that was presented when Michael Harsh made his first court appearance on Friday afternoon. He was arrested at the Mukilteo ferry terminal after passengers and ferry crew say they overheard him make a bomb threat.

In a statement made in the probable cause document, when Harsh was told why he was being contacted about the threat, he said, "I said I was going to blow up the ferry but I wasn't going to do it today." The document also says that Harsh admitted making the comments to Washington State Patrol investigators. He also said that he had stopped taking medication to treat a bipolar disorder.

His bail was set at $10,000.

MUKILTEO, Wash. -- Stormy seas sent a geyser of seawater shooting up through the floor of the Ivar's Restaurant.

The damage has forced the restaurant to close for now, just like it did after a bad storm nine years ago.

Ivar's has installed a hatch in a corner of the dining room for access to the underside of the restaurant. The entire building sits on pylons over the water.

Early Thursday morning, a combination of high tide, wind and waves churned the seas violently until the hatch just couldn't take it anymore. The waves were powerful enough to blow open the 600-pound lid, and let the turbulent ocean into the dining room.

"And they went all the way to the ceiling, which is a good 12 feet to the ceiling. We had a geyser in the middle of the restaurant," said Bob Donegan.

The incident took place at 5 a.m. when the only person in the building was the overnight maintenance man. Fortunately, he took notice of the waves, and mustered the courage to close the lid as the water pulsed through.

"Jim timed the waves, and after a while, he was able to get the hatch down and bolt it shut. So the waves stopped invading the restaurant," Donegan said.

Ivar's at Mukilteo Landing is closed today as employees clean up damage caused by some big waves that hit the building overnight, causing a lot of water damage.

Company president Bob Donegan told KOMO that a maintenance worker was at the restaurant around 5 a.m. when a storm came in, with the boat hatch in the middle of the restaurant popping open. The water that came through that hatch damaged a big portion of the restaurant.

The waves from the storm also damaged the restaurant's deck and some windows. The restaurant will be closed as construction crews evaluated the damage, start clean-up and begin repairs. The maintenance worker who was at the restaurant when the storm hit was not injured.

While the full-service reastaurant is closed, the Ivar's Seafood Bar at the front of the building is still open.

There is no word on when the restaurant will reopen. The storm also caused some damage at the Silver Cloud Inn next door and at Lighthouse Park, according to KOMO Newsradio's Ian Sterling.