Dredging Contractors of America

Dredging Pioneer William G. Gahagan Dies at 89

By Dredging Contractors of America 2019-11-16 15:16:50

William G. Gahagan, P.E. passed away on November 14, 2019, one month shy of his 90th birthday. Gahagan was a dedicated lifelong pioneer and leader in the dredging industry. An engineer by schooling and trade, his family started Gahagan Overseas Construction Company (later the Gahagan Dredging Corporation), becoming a leading international dredging contractor from its origin in 1898.  Gahagan Dredging developed and pioneered the use of spider barges and hydraulic unloaders. Gahagan later headed-up Gahagan Dredging where the company was...