Body of Crewman Found after Stabbing

The U.S. Coast Guard has found the body of a man who reportedly jumped overboard on Thursday after a stabbing incident at sea.

The violence occurred on the tanker Genco Challenger and left one man dead and another injured. The individuals involved are foreign nationals serving on the Hong Kong based vessel which was in international waters off the Delaware coast at the time, reports USA Today.

The incident is being investigated by Hong Kong and the U.S. State Department. No names will be made public until next of kin have been notified, the Coast Guard said.

The search for the crew member who reportedly jumped overboard involved Coast Guard boats and helicopters from Cape May, Atlantic City and the Indian River Inlet. The search was suspended early Friday afternoon only to be continued several hours later when the Coast Guard received a call from the ship saying they saw something possibly floating in the water.

The crew member's body was located at about 5 p.m. Friday, less than one mile from the vessel.