Famous inhabitants of Murrells Inletâs Goat Island make their return Famous inhabitants of Murrells Inletâs Goat Island make their return By Zach Wilcox | April 15, 2021 at 10:50 AM EDT - Updated April 15 at 7:29 PM MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) â Goats on a boat are always a fascinating sight, and a small crowd gathered to be a part of the end of the famous animalsâ journey back to Goat Island in Murrells Inlet. On Thursday morning, the goats were loaded onto a pontoon boat for a short ride from the Murrells Inlet Marshwalk to the island where theyâll spend the next several months.