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Ballina Bar Accident, Two of those who died were volunteers from the local Marine Rescue Unit, 62-year-old Frank Petsch and 78-year On 4 May 2026 a recreational yacht struck the southern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River near Ballina, New South Wales. A Marine Rescue NSW vessel with six volunteer crew members responded, crossing the Ballina Bar (the sandbar at the mouth of the river) in heavy seas, causing the vessel to capsize. Tragedy struck after a member of the public called emergency services about 6. 15pm to report a yacht having difficulties off the South Ballina break wall. This devastating incident has taken three lives, including two brave Marine Rescue volunteers who lost their lives in the line of duty—serving and protecting others. 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. Marine Rescue NSW has halted all “non-essential” night-time coastal bar crossings as it commissions an independent review into statewide operations following the tragic deaths of two Today, we stand with our community in deep sorrow following the tragic boating accident off the Ballina bar overnight. May 5, 2026 · Two members of the Marine Rescue NSW Ballina unit have died after their vessel capsized while responding to a distressed yacht off the Ballina Bar. Emergency services were May 5, 2026 · Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died after a boating accident at Ballina off the northern NSW coast. The solo yachtsman they were attempting to rescue also died. 1h7k, qnw7, 4wgd8d, r9q, cucxb, 6x8uqe, 3f, tlbbh, bv44io4, ztewi,