Overview

• The malfunction occurred on August 7 when an acrylic section on the Frightening Bolt slide, part of Icon of the Seas’ Category 6 waterpark, broke mid-ride and left a jagged hole in the tube.
• An adult guest was treated by the ship’s medical team and remains in stable condition after reaching the slide’s pool run-out.
• Royal Caribbean has shut down the Frightening Bolt for the rest of the Caribbean sailing pending a full probe into the cause of the panel failure.
• Passenger-shot video shows torrents of water pouring through the missing panel as bystanders shouted “stop the slide” and alerted operators.
• The incident has intensified scrutiny over the structural integrity and safety protocols of the ship’s record-breaking water attractions.