A cruise ship worker from South Africa was arrested Tuesday in Juneau, Alaska, accused of attacking a woman and two security guards with scissors. The suspect, from South Africa, was recently hired by Norwegian and boarded its Encore cruise ship in Seattle on Sunday.  The ship left that day for a weeklong, round-trip excursion to Alaska with stops including Glacier Bay National Park and Victoria, British Columbia.

The alleged incident happened west of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Reportedly the incident occurred during the ‘late evening” Sunday.

“According to court documents, on May 6, 2024, Ntando Sogoni, 35, was working on the cruise ship when other ship employees observed the defendant attempting to deploy a lifeboat,” the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska said in a statement. “Sogoni was contacted by ship security and escorted to the ship’s medical center for an assessment.

“Upon arrival, Sogoni physically attacked a security guard and a male nurse inside an examination room and proceeded to enter another examination room where a woman, who is a US citizen, was being examined,” the statement continued. “He grabbed a pair of scissors and stabbed the woman multiple times in the arm, hand and face. He also stabbed two security guards who intervened – one in the head and one in the back and shoulders.”

None of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

The US attorney’s office says the man is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon within maritime and territorial jurisdiction.