A shocking scene unfolded on one of the world’s most famous cruise ships earlier this week, resulting in the death of one crew member after a violent attack.
Royal Bahamas Police Force revealed to NBC News that a 35-year-old male crew member from South Africa stabbed a female co-worker, who was also from South Africa, multiple times.
The incident occurred on board the Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas cruise ship shortly before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The ship was in the waters off the coast of San Salvador Island in the Bahamas at the time.
After knifing the woman, police revealed the man fled the scene and jumped overboard. He was discovered dead by medical staff onboard the ship.
Viral footage from the incident has emerged, showing the male crew member being recovered from the water.
@nickdestefano29 Look closely and you can see the crew member who jumped in the front of the rescue boat hunched over. Lifeguards on the rescue boat gave a thumbs up. #royalcaribbean #manoverboard #iconoftheseas #rescued ♬ original sound – Nick DeStefano
The female victim suffered stab wounds to her upper body but is currently in stable condition.
A Royal Caribbean spokesperson released the following statement:
Our onboard security team responded to an incident involving two crew members in a personal dispute.
One of the crew members was injured, was attended to by the onboard medical team, and she is now in stable condition. Unfortunately, the other crew member is deceased after he went overboard and was recovered in a search and rescue operation.”
Royal Caribbean declined to identify the two individuals involved in the incident.
Police said that an autopsy is pending to determine the official cause of the man’s death while the assault remains under investigation.
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