Engineering firm to investigate deadly dock collapse on Ga. island
Georgia’s attorney general brought in an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation into a fatal dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island during a celebration for the historic Gullah-Geechee nation founded by Black descendants of slaves.
Sapelo Island dock collapse: Georgia DNR hires firm to conduct independent investigation
Engineering firm Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates was hired by the Georgia Attorney General’s Office to investigate the collapse
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 community in Georgia struggling with how to move forward.
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, officials say.
Sapelo Island dock collapse: New signs go up limiting amount of people allowed on gangway
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources put up new safety signs in wake of the Sapelo Island dock gangway collapse.
An Engineering Firm Will Investigate Georgia's Deadly Dock Collapse
Georgia's attorney general has tapped an engineering firm to conduct an independent investigation into a dock collapse that killed seven people
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.
Three hurt after Saturday morning dock collapse in North Myrtle Beach
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A Crack, a Shift, Then Screams: Witnesses Describe Georgia Dock Collapse That Killed 7
Investigators have begun looking for reasons behind the failure at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival ...
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‘The chaos was unbelievable:’ as a group helped save 12 people during ferry dock collapse
Action News Jax visited the site of the devastating ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island. That gangway ...
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After state officials release records on Georgia dock collapse, expert says gangway ‘should hold 40 people easily’
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has started releasing documents related to a dock gangway collapse in ...
Officials Search for Answers After Collapse of Dock in Georgia Kills 7
Overall, 20 people were forced into the water on Saturday by the accident on Sapelo Island, the site of a festival ...
Crump calls for federal probe into Georgia dock collapse: Deaths 'certainly preventable'
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump claims the seven victims died of negligence and called for a federal investigation.
Witnesses Recall Chaos of Deadly Georgia Dock Collapse, from Lifejackets to a Human Chain: 'It Was Horrible'
Prior to the collapse, hundreds of people had gathered at a festival to celebrate the Gullah-Geechee community on the island.