Jaw-dropping footage captured the moment an iconic pirate sailing ship sank off the coast of a Mexican resort town — leaving locals mourning the loss of a piece of their “soul.”

The Marigalante, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ famed galleon, the Santa Maria, took on water as it attempted to return to port for repairs in Puerto Vallarta Friday afternoon, according to Pirate Ship Vallarta, the company that operated the iconic tourist attraction.

The wooden vessel was traversing through the Pacific waters to return for technical repairs when it became inoperable near the Buenaventura Hotel in the Mexican state of Jalisco. 6

The system failure worsened and the ship began to sink while first responders rushed to evacuate crew members from the doomed vessel.

Everyone onboard was evac

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