A Norwegian Cruise Line crew member was arrested in Juneau, Alaska on Tuesday, after allegedly stabbing three people while on the ship, Norwegian Encore.
According to an affidavit from FBI Special Agent Matthew Judy, the man stabbed two security guards and a woman with a pair of scissors.
The incident occurred late on Sunday night when other crew members spotted the man trying to deploy a lifeboat on the ship.
After this erratic behavior, the security guards attempted to bring the man to the medical center so he could be evaluated.
It was while he was in the medical center and the ship was at sea, sailing off the coast of Canada, that the man tried to leave the medical facility.
He allegedly attacked a guard and a nurse before running to another room and grabbing scissors, which he used as a weapon. The affidavit states he stabbed a woman in the medical facility who was being examined, in addition to two guards who were trying to detain him.
According to news reports, the 35-year-old man was a recent hire by the cruise line and just joined the ship on Saturday when the vessel was docked in Seattle.
The man was arrested while Norwegian Encore was visiting Juneau, Alaska. Before his arrest, the man was detained in “cruise jail”.
According to CruiseMapper, Norwegian Encore is currently on a 7-day round-trip sailing out of Seattle.
Source: Cruisefever.net