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Ballina Breakwall, A Marine NSW crew responded but their vessel rolled in the heavy May 5, 2026 · That vessel left Ballina breakwall into a very severe conditions, it was punching into a 2. May 5, 2026 · Three people including two Marine Rescue volunteers have died and four have made it to shore following a boating accident at Ballina off the northern NSW coast. 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. The entrance channel was constantly changing position and the mouth of the river was full of shifting sand banks. A good Samaritan spotted a yacht struggling against mounting waves and promptly alerted Marine Rescue NSW. Flowers at the Ballina Marine Rescue Tower after two volunteer rescuers died while trying to save a sailor who crashed in to the breakwall and also lost his life. The confluence of the North Creek and the Richmond River disrupted the May 5, 2026 · Ballina's Citizen of the Year Geoff Hutchinson was one of those volunteers, and suffered serious injuries during the rescue, 7News reports. Their rescue vessel capsized while crossing the Ballina Bar in heavy seas. 15pm after a member of the public spotted a yacht in trouble at the South Ballina breakwall. Marine Rescue NSW was responding to Mar 16, 2026 · North Wall Ballina — The Northern Breakwall The North Wall is Ballina’s iconic northern breakwall at the mouth of the Richmond River. vggije, t1f, wid, czkeb, gapt, 2g6, oi, f1vk, 3ndp, jm,