On 13 February 1879 the Ballina became grounded on the Hastings River entrance bar and the following morning the vessel was entirely swamped and broke in two. The Ballina’s cargo had already been thrown overboard in an attempt to float the vessel and all passengers and crew left the ship safely.
Critters at this site
Wreck Dive,lots of fish life in and around the wreck. Sciorpionfishes, Nudibranchs, grey nurse sharks and many more
Likely to see here
likely · open dataBased on open observations nearbywithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.
Confirmed seen here
from the logbookCritters divers have actually logged at this site — not just in the area.
No confirmed observations yet. Log the first dive here →