Officials said a member of a Royal Caribbean crew stabbed a fellow crew member on a cruise ship and then died after jumping an overboard on Thursday night.
The incident occurred from the Bahmas from San Salvador Island, according to the icon of the cease cruise ship, Royal Bahamas Police ForcePolice said around 7:30 pm local time, 35 -year -old South African man allegedly stabbed a 28 -year -old South African woman several times.
The man ran away from the scene and jumped into the water. Police said he was later found to be irresponsible and was declared dead by onboard medical staff. Police said that the woman faced a wound in her upper body and was last reported to be in a stable position.
“Our crew immediately launched a search and rescue operation,” Royal Caribbean said in a statement by CBS News, but unfortunately the crew member passed away. ” “We expand their condolences to the family members’ family and loved ones. To respect their privacy, we have no additional details to share.”
Passengers on the board shared videos with CBS News Miami, who showed crew members to help after listening to “Oscar Oscar Oscar” on Intercom, which is the Secret Man Overboard Code.
According to the passengers, the ship slowed down and turned around quickly after that call went out.
The Royal Caribbean did not identify the crew members or provide a possible purpose in stabbing.
Police said the incident was under investigation, and a carcass test has been scheduled.
The seize icon is the largest cruise ship in the world. It was on a 7-night cruise outside the Portamia.
The event comes after about a month Dad jumped from a Disney cruise ship To save her 5 -year -old daughter, who left between Bahamas and Fort Lauderdel. They both survived.
New Era Travel President Susan Rice said, “When you look at the amount of cruise ships, we have all over the world and have the quantity of those that you will find that it is a rareness instead of a generality.”
According to its journey schedule, the icon of the seize is set to return to Portmiomi on Saturday.
