Overview

• On Aug. 7 during a Caribbean voyage, an acrylic panel on the 86m-long Frightening Bolt slide fractured, injuring a passenger.
• The ship’s medical team treated the adult guest who remains in stable condition and the ride was shuttered for the remainder of the trip.
• Viral social-media footage shows water pouring through the breach and passengers warning each other, though accounts differ on whether the rider fell or sustained cuts.
• The injured passenger’s attorney, Alex Perez, announced plans to file a lawsuit against Royal Caribbean over the incident.
• This episode follows earlier safety events on Icon of the Seas and has prompted a company-led investigation into its record-setting attractions.