Rabon said the gangway was inspected by Georgia-based Crescent Equipment Co. less than a year ago and by the Department of Natural Resources after the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton.
Engineering firm to investigate Georgia's deadly dock collapse
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He said an accident reconstruction team, working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, was working to determine what caused a “catastrophic failure” at the state-operated dock, which had been rebuilt in 2021.
Georgia islanders rush to rescue survivors after dock walkway collapse that killed 7
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