A police search has been suspended for a man missing in waters of the New South Wales south coast.
The 47-year-old was one of five people on board a 4.9-metre Shark Cat when it overturned off Maloneys Beach, near Batemans Bay, yesterday afternoon, killing an elderly couple and a young girl.
A search for the missing man had resumed at daybreak this morning but it was suspended at 11am (AEDT) when weather and ocean conditions made it dangerous to continue.
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NSW Ports Minister Duncan Gay says he's been advised none of the occupants on the catamaran were wearing lifejackets.
He says it's essential people wear lifejackets as a precaution because when trouble does strike it's generally too late.
Batemans Bay duty officer Inspector David Silversides is due to hold a media conference at 12.30pm (AEDT).
