New Gangways Installed for Sapelo Island Ferry Service
Atlanta
Dec. 20, 2024
Myrick Marine Contracting Corp. of Savannah, a contractor for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), installed two new gangways for the ferry service to and from Sapelo Island this week. One new gangway was installed on the mainland at the Meridian Ferry Dock and the other on the island at the Marsh Landing Dock.
The new GatorDock aluminum gangways were engineered and manufactured by CMI Limited Co., a leading fabricator of engineered products for marine environments. Overall, each of the gangways are 91 feet long, eight feet wide, and engineered and manufactured to a maximum live load of 260 persons, or 52,000 pounds. The new installations come after the Oct. 19 collapse of the previous gangway at Sapelo Island’s Marsh Landing Dock. The Meridian Ferry Dock gangway was replaced as a precautionary measure.
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., a firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists specializing in the investigation, testing, and design of repairs for buildings, bridges, and other structures, is conducting an independent investigation into the collapse on behalf of the state Office of the Attorney General. DNR and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are also continuing investigations.
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