Royal Caribbean Crew Attack and Death Near Bahamas

A 35-year-old South African male crew member aboard Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas stabbed a 28-year-old female South African colleague multiple times during a personal dispute near San Salvador Island, Bahamas. After the attack, the man fled and jumped overboard; he was later found unresponsive in the water and pronounced dead by ship medical staff. The female victim survived with multiple stab wounds to her upper body, is in stable condition, and has been airlifted to Miami for treatment. Bahamian police are investigating the incident as a violent attack followed by a possible suicide, with an autopsy pending to determine the exact cause of the man's death. Royal Caribbean has extended condolences to the crew member’s family and is withholding further details for privacy reasons. The ship remains on schedule to return to Miami after its seven-night Eastern Caribbean cruise.