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The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

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 working Sunday to determine what caused the collapse. The facts The aluminum gangway should have been able to handle the 40 or so people on it before “a catastrophic failure,

Soap Central on MSN · 1d

What is Gullah Geechee? History explored as gangway collapse during festival kills 7

A chunk of a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia's Sapelo Island, where members of the Gullah Geechee community had gathered to celebrate fall.

USA TODAY on MSN · 22h

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.

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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.

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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 ...

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Dock Tragedy Strikes a Georgia Community Fighting to Protect Its Culture

The deaths of seven people on Sapelo Island have brought to the fore longstanding frustrations among its Gullah Geechee ...

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“Heart wrenching”: Bystanders recall Sapelo Island gangway collapse

Were it not for bystanders and law enforcement, more lives would have been lost in the Sapelo Island gangway collapse at the ...

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