Hurricane Roxanne blustered across the Yucatan peninsula today, unleashing fierce winds but causing less damage than expected in the coastal resorts of Cancun and Cozumel.

Richard is one of only three storm to have a name beginning with the letter 'R' - the others are Hurricane Roxanne from 1995 and Hurricane Rita of 2005.

The barge, battered by Hurricane Roxanne, sank on Sunday in the Bay of Campeche with at least 245 on board.

Visitors to the Mexican resort island of Cozumel will find little evidence of damage from last month's Hurricane Roxanne.

Cozumel tourist authorities estimate that the island, which took a direct hit from Hurricane Roxanne on Oct. 10, sustained about $3 million in storm damage.

Hurricane Roxanne caused extensive flooding in Mexico due to its erratic movement.

Hurricane Roxanne trudged southeast, threatening the Yucatán again before turning northwest again.

Hurricane Roxanne was a destructive storm that hit the Mexican Yucatán Peninsula during October 1995.

Four tropical cyclones also formed in October; notably, Hurricane Roxanne developed in that month.

In 1995, tourism came to a brief halt as the powerful Hurricane Roxanne pounded into Tulum, packing 115 mph winds.