A Royal Caribbean crew member stabbed a fellow crew member on a cruise ship after which died after leaping overboard Thursday night time, authorities stated.
The incident occurred close to the Bahamas off San Salvador Island on the Icon of the Seas cruise ship, in accordance with the Royal Bahamas Police Drive. Round 7:30 p.m. native time, a 35-year-old South African man allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old South African lady a number of instances, police stated.
The person fled the scene and jumped into the water. He was later discovered unresponsive and pronounced useless by onboard medical employees, police stated. The lady suffered stab wounds to her higher physique and was final reported to be in steady situation, police stated.
“Our crew instantly initiated a search and rescue operation, however sadly the crew member handed away,” Royal Caribbean stated in an announcement to CBS Information Friday. “We prolong our condolences to the crew member’s household and family members. To respect their privateness, we have now no further particulars to share.”
Passengers on board shared movies with CBS Information Miami that confirmed crew members working to assist after listening to “oscar oscar oscar” on the intercom, which is the key man overboard code.
The ship slowed down and circled rapidly after that decision went out, in accordance with passengers.
Royal Caribbean didn’t establish the crew members concerned or present a doable motive within the stabbing.
The incident stays below investigation, police stated, and an post-mortem has been scheduled.
The Icon of the Seas is the biggest cruise ship on the earth. It was on a 7-night cruise out of PortMiami.
The incident comes almost a month after a dad jumped off a Disney cruise ship to avoid wasting his 5-year-old daughter who fell overboard because it sailed between the Bahamas and Fort Lauderdale. They each survived.
“Once you take a look at the quantity of cruise ships we have now all around the world as of at present and the quantity of individuals aboard them you will see that that it is a rarity slightly than a normality,” stated Susan Rice, New Period Journey president.
In keeping with its itinerary, the Icon of the Seas is about to return to PortMiami on Saturday.
