Georgia’s Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse
The partial collapse of a ferry dock that left seven people dead during an annual cultural festival has left a historic Black ...
An engineering firm will investigate Georgia’s deadly dock collapse
Georgia's attorney general brought in an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation into a fatal dock collapse ...
A fatal gangway collapse stresses an island celebrating Gullah Geechee culture
Seven people died after a ferry gangway collapsed Saturday in Georgia, according to state officials. Authorities were still ...
Georgia authorities investigating ‘catastrophic’ failure of boat dock gangway that killed 7 during Gullah-Geechee festival
Authorities are working to identify the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day ...
Sapelo Island loss goes beyond seven lives. Elders are foundation of Gullah Geechee culture
The fact that those who died in the Sapelo Island disaster were older didn’t make this loss any less devastating. If anything ...
Identities of 7 who died in Georgia dock collapse released. The youngest was 73.
The tragedy occurred late Saturday as visitors were leaving a Culture Day celebration on historic Sapelo Island.
Deadly Georgia dock collapse blamed on unknown 'catastrophic failure'
The gangway collapsed Saturday as festival goers prepared to board a ferry amid Sapelo Island's annual Cultural Day, ...
Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Georgia island gangway
The state is not necessarily the best actor to be investigating itself,” attorney Francys Johnson, who is representing the ...
7 dead identified in Georgia island gangway collapse during celebratory weekend
The aluminum gangway suffered structural failure as historic Sapelo Island hosted an event celebrating its Gullah Geechee ...
At Least 7 Killed, 6 Critically Injured After Dock Collapses During Cultural Celebration on Georgia's Sapelo Island
What should have been a joyous celebration of Gullah-Geechee culture and history instead turned into tragedy and devastation, ...
At least 7 killed, several injured in dock collapse on Georgia's Sapelo Island
Georgia authorities announced Sunday an investigation has been opened into the "catastrophic failure" of the dock gangway.
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Georgia’s Gullah-Geechee community seeks path forward after deadly dock collapse
But they have no choice.” Small communities descended from enslaved island populations in the South — known as Gullah, or Geechee in Georgia — are scattered along the coastline from North ...