Cruise ship employee charged after allegedly stabbing 3 people with medical scissors

The Norwegian Joy cruise ship sails past the Robbins Reef Lighthouse on its way to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, May 21, 2023.

A man accused of a stabbing spree on a Norwegian Cruise Line ship was arrested and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. Ntando Sogoni, 35, from South Africa, allegedly stabbed three people with medical scissors while working on the Norwegian Encore ship.

According to prosecutors, Sogoni became irrational and attacked a security guard, nurse, and a 75-year-old woman in the ship's medical center. He also stabbed two security guards who intervened. Fortunately, none of the injuries were life-threatening.

Sogoni was detained onboard the ship before being arrested in Juneau, Alaska, by FBI agents.

He faces charges of assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction, with a potential penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count if convicted.