A Royal Caribbean crew member jumped to his death from a cruise ship after stabbing another crew member near the Bahamas, authorities said.

A Royal Caribbean crew member stabbed a fellow crew member on a cruise ship and then died after jumping overboard Thursday night, authorities said.

A Royal Caribbean crew member who died after going overboard off the coast of the Bahamas on Thursday night is alleged to have stabbed his co-worker before jumping into the sea. The 35-year-old South African man—who has not been named publicly—stabbed his 28-year-old female South African co-worker multiple times on board the Icon of the Seas near the Bahamian island of San Salvador,