Tourist boat sinks off Cancun; at least 4 dead and several missing

At least four people were dead and others missing after a boat ferrying more than a dozen people sank off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula near Cancun, according to reports.

The Goddess of the Sea — or La Diosa del Mar — was journeying from the resort island of Isla Mujeres to nearby Puerto Juárez when the incident occurred on Monday shortly after 6 p.m.

Officials told ABC News the vessel caught a strong sea swell and started taking on water in the moments before it went down. A total of 19 people — 16 tourists and three crew members — were aboard at the time.