DNR chief: Buckle may be cause of Sapelo gangplank failure
The Sapelo Island gangway collapse that killed seven people over the weekend may have been due to buckled metal, the head of the state agency that operates the ferry dock said Tuesday. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Department of Natural Resources have taken custody of the 80-foot ramp and removed it to a warehouse,
Saturday's deadly Sapelo gangplank collapse caused by 'catastrophic failure,' state says
Catastrophic failure” caused a gangway to collapse at a ferry dock on Sapelo Island Saturday, leading to seven deaths, officials said Sunday.
DNR chief: Sapelo gangway collapsed in the middle
As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Saturday afternoon, resulting in seven deaths, a state official said Sunday.
DNR investigating Sapelo Island gangway collapse
As many as 40 people may have been on a gangway leading to a boat dock before it collapsed Saturday afternoon, resulting in seven deaths, a state official said Sunday.
DNR Chief: Investigation of Sapelo Island Gangway Collapse Could Take Time
Investigators interviewing witnesses to Saturday's tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island and examining evidence won't have a quick answer to what caused the structure to give way, Georgia
'Catastrophic failure' cited in gangway collapse that killed 7 on Georgia's Sapelo Island
The "catastrophic failure" of an aluminum ferry gangway caused the deaths Saturday of seven people who were attending an annual cultural event on historic Sapelo Island off the coast of Georgia, officials said Sunday.
Sapelo Gangway Collapse: No Quick Answers
Investigators interviewing witnesses to the Oct. 19 tragic gangway collapse on Sapelo Island and examining evidence won't have a quick answer to what caused the structure to give
Investigation launched into 'catastrophic failure' of Sapelo Island gangway
The state is not necessarily the best actor to be investigating itself,” attorney Francys Johnson, who is representing the victims, said.
7 dead after Sapelo Island gangway collapse
On Saturday, October 19, at approximately 4:30p.m., the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and multiple local, state and federal agencies responded to a gangway collapse at the Marsh Landing Dock on Sapelo Island.
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Special Georgia DNR team to investigate collapsed Sapelo Island gangway
The head of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources said a gangway that collapsed over the weekend on Sapelo Island, leading to seven deaths, is being inspected.
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.
Deaths in South Georgia gangway collapse involved victims from 73 to 93 years old
The seven victims of Saturday’s gangplank collapse on Sapelo Island ranged in age from 73 to 93, according to the McIntosh ...
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Victims in deadly gangway collapse in Georgia identified; Descendants express concerns
Seven people who died after a portion of a gangway at a ferry dock collapsed into Georgia waters were identified Sunday.
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What Caused The Georgia Ferry Dock To Collapse And Kill Seven People? Officials Reveal Cause
Image via YouTube Over the weekend, a ferry dock in Georgia collapsed and killed seven people after they fell into the ...