SEATTLE, Wash. -- Two men believed to be acting suspicious on a Washington ferry, thus prompting a terror scare, were just businessmen.

The FBI said the men appeared at a U.S. Embassy two weeks ago to identify themselves. They have since been cleared by officials.

The men said they were on business in Seattle last summer, when they took some time out to be tourists and ride a ferry.

While the men took pictures of the area, other riders became suspicious and alerted the FBI.