Authorities struggled to explain the tragedy, which ruined a planned celebration of Sapelo Island’s Gullah-Geechee community.

Seven people are dead and half a dozen others were critically injured after a gangway that's part of a ferry dock collapsed ...

The community of dirt roads and modest homes was founded after the Civil War by former slaves from the cotton plantation of Thomas Spalding.

Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed ...

Authorities are working to identify the cause of a partial ferry dock collapse on Georgia’s Sapelo Island that turned a day ...

The gangway, installed in 2021, was crowded with people waiting for a ferry boat when it collapsed, killing seven people and ...

At least seven people were killed on Saturday when the gangway of a ferry dock collapsed on an island in Georgia, forcing at ...