A crew member aboard the Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas stabbed a fellow crew member earlier than leaping overboard to his dying. The incident occurred on July 24th throughout a seven-night voyage from PortMiami to the Caribbean.
According to the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF), the altercation concerned a 35-year-old male and 28-year-old feminine crew member, each from South Africa. The two crew members had been concerned in a private dispute, throughout which the person stabbed the lady a number of instances earlier than leaping overboard.
A person overboard alert and a search and rescue operation started round 7:30 PM. The ship slowed and rotated, and a rescue boat was deployed. The man was recovered unresponsive roughly half-hour later and pronounced useless shortly after. The lady “was treated and is in stable condition,” based on a information launch by the Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF).
The identical information launch by the RBPF acknowledged “An autopsy is scheduled to assist in determining the exact cause of death as the investigation continues into this matter.” The reason behind the dispute and the 2 crew members’ identities and relationship haven’t been launched by Royal Caribbean or the Royal Bahamas Police Force.
Royal Caribbean launched the next assertion concerning the incident to Fox Business, “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.” The assertion continued, “We extend our condolences to the crew member’s family and loved ones. To respect their privacy, we have no additional details to share.”
The Icon of the Seas continued its scheduled voyage and returned to PortMiami on July 26th. The incident has not affected future voyages.
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Icon of the Seas – Chakie2 (Wikimedia Commons, CC BY‑SA 4.0); Icon of the Seas – Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service by way of Getty