‘Hero’ marine volunteers killed while trying to save yacht in distress

NewsWorldAustralasia‘Hero’ marine volunteers killed while trying to save yacht in distressTributes pour in for volunteers killed while on mission to save yacht in distressAlisha Rahaman Sarkar Tuesday 05 May 2026 06:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2970405To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/australasia/nsw-ballina-boat-capsized-rescuers-dead-yacht-b2970427.html","title":"‘Hero’ marine volunteers killed while trying to save yacht in distress"}}CloseFile. Two rescued in dramatic yacht incident off coast of AustraliaOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Australasia","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}Two marine volunteers were among three people killed after a rescue boat cap...