Cruise ship worker jumps overboard after ‘stabbing female colleague'
A cruise ship worker jumped overboard to his death after a repeatedly stabbing a female colleague.
The 35-year-old South African crew member was working on a Royal Caribbean cruise when he attacked his 28-year-old coworker on Thursday.
She was stabbed multiple times as the Icon of the Seas ship sailed through the Bahamas, and is now in a stable condition.
Footage shows rescuers searching for the man who went overboard, with medics managing to retrieve his body and perform CPR.
But he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Royal Caribbean said: 'One of the crew members was injured, [she] 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.'
All passengers received an Oscar alert after the incident, which notifies everyone someone has fallen into the water.
The boat turned back to retrieve the man as it approached San Salvador, which is around 200 miles East of Nassau.
'Unfortunately, the crew member passed away,' Royal Caribbeanconfirmed in a statement to Cruise Hive.
'We extend our condolences to the crew member's family and loved ones. To respect their privacy, we have no additional details to share.' More Trending
The cruise was on a seven-day trip and is still on course to return to Miami on Saturday.
The Icon of the Seas is the world's largest cruise ship at 1,200 ft long.
It holds up to 7,600 passengers and weights 250,800 tons.
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