p.m. on Wednesday after a report of a stabbing.

The victim was a Pembroke man who was with friends on a fishing vessel when he was called out to the dock area by an acquaintance.

The aquantaince was seen moments later chopping the bridge ladder of the boat with a machete.

The suspect was soon joined by other persons and according to one eyewitness, he confronted the victim and an altercation ensued.

The man was stabbed during the altercation and he was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital where he was treated for a stab wound to his back, and defensive wounds to his back.