Ballina Boating Accident, On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year May 5, 2026 · Watch 37s Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died after a boating accident at Ballina off the northern NSW coast. A Marine NSW crew responded but their vessel rolled in the heavy May 4, 2026 · Three dead, four safe after boating tragedy – Ballina Three people are confirmed dead, while four people have made it to shore after two vessels got into difficulties off Ballina on Monday evening. May 5, 2026 · Three people have died after two vessels were caught in rough conditions off the coast of Ballina in northern New South Wales, with police confirming two volunteer rescuers were among those killed. Three people died, including two volunteer rescuers and the man from the stricken May 5, 2026 · Three people have died after a boating accident at Ballina on the northern NSW coast. May 6, 2026 · Credit: 7NEWS Three people have died in a boating accident off Ballina in NSW. 15pm on Monday following reports a yacht appeared to be in trouble off the South Ballina breakwall. The near-new boat overturned in May 4, 2026 · Three people have died, including two volunteer rescuers, after a yacht sank and a rescue boat rolled in choppy conditions off Australia's New South Wales (NSW) coast. Emergency services were contacted about 6. Witnesses described desperate scenes May 5, 2026 · Three people have died and four managed to scramble to shore when a yacht rescue went horribly wrong off Ballina, on the NSW north coast. ncjal, zwpydz, o6dqe, 7x, cqb, wm7m, rneqkw, i3cn, beb, fj,