Royal Caribbean Crew Member Stabs Colleague, Dies After Jumping Overboard

A Royal Caribbean unit personnel jumped overboard to his decease connected Thursday nighttime aft stabbing different unit personnel connected nan cruise, according to nan Royal Bahamas Police Force.

The unit member, a 35-year-old South African man, allegedly stabbed a 28-year-old South African female aggregate times onboard nan Icon of nan Seas cruise vessel soon earlier 7:30 p.m., constabulary said successful a connection to NBC News. The vessel was successful nan waters disconnected nan seashore of San Salvador Island successful nan Bahamas.

The man past fled nan segment and jumped disconnected nan ship, according to police. He was later recovered dormant by onboard aesculapian staff.

The female suffered stab wounds to her precocious assemblage and is successful unchangeable information according to police.

A Royal Caribbean spokesperson said nan incident was "a individual dispute," but did not supply immoderate further details.

"One of nan unit members was injured, was attended to by nan onboard aesculapian team, and she is now successful unchangeable condition,” nan spokesperson said. “Unfortunately, nan different unit personnel is deceased aft he went overboard and was recovered successful a hunt and rescue operation.”

Royal Caribbean did not place nan unit members progressive successful nan incident.

An autopsy to find nan man's nonstop origin of decease is pending, according to police.