Sapelo Island – a barrier island off the coast of Georgia accessible only by boat or ferry – is home to the Hogg Hammock community of a few dozen full-time residents, according to Explore Georgia.

Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the ''catastrophic failure'' of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on an island off the state's Atlantic seacoast ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia authorities said Sunday they are investigating the “catastrophic failure” of a dock gangway that collapsed and killed seven people on an island off the state's ...

Survivors of an aluminum gangway collapse on Georgia's Sapelo Island that killed seven and injured at least three are providing details of what authorities refer to as a "catastrophic failure." ...

The frantic scene after an aluminum gangway collapsed Saturday at a boat dock on a Georgia barrier island capped what was supposed to have been a day of celebration, an annual festival ...

A gangway that was crowded with people waiting for a ferryboat collapsed late Saturday afternoon on the Georgia barrier island about 60 miles south of Savannah, said Tyler Jones, a spokesperson ...

A well-established minister was identified as one of the seven people killed Saturday afternoon when a ferry dock collapsed on Georgia’s Sapelo Island during an event for descendants of Georgia ...

Languages: English. Email: n.venegas@newsweek.com Georgia authorities are investigating a dock collapse during an island festival that left seven people dead on Saturday. According to Georgia ...

Jekyll Island, a beautiful and historic barrier island located off the coast of Georgia, was recently highlighted by Southern Living as a "wonderful and uniquely majestic island." This coastal ...