The ferry dock gangway that collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island last year, killing seven people, was “poorly constructed and destined to fail,” the victims’ families said in a new lawsuit.

At least 7 dead after ferry dock gangway collapses on Georgia's Sapelo Island Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed ...

Still photo of the Sapelo Island Ferry dock taken prior to the ferry dock gangway collapse on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, as the last ferry was leaving the island (Photo: John Taylor).

The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore. None of the seven people killed were residents of the island, Rabon said.

The ferry dock was built in 2021, so age was not a factor in the tragic accident over the weekend, however, further investigations are still underway as to why the failure occurred. "What I can ...

The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore. None of the seven people killed were residents of the island, Rabon said.

The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said he and his family were “heartbroken by today’s tragedy on Sapelo Island ...

People waiting for the ferry described hearing the crack of a gangway on a ferry dock at Sapelo Island, about 70 miles south of Savannah, Ga., followed by the sound of screams and the horrific ...

At least 20 people went into the water when the gangway collapsed at about 4:30 p.m. local time on the Marsh Landing Dock, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which operates the dock ...

BRUNSWICK, Ga. (TNND) — A portion of a gangway at a ferry dock collapsed on Sapelo Island in Georgia Saturday, claiming the lives of at least seven people and injuring several others, according ...

The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore. None of the seven people killed were residents of the island, Rabon said.

The gangway connected an outer dock where people board the ferry to another dock onshore. None of the seven people killed were residents of the island, Rabon said.