Full Body (Casket) Burials at Sea |
Prices start at $5,750.00 and include the following...
USCG Specifics:A full body burial at sea requires an approximate 50 mile round trip due to the 600’ depth requirement of the EPA for casketed full body remains. (We have a long continental shelf in the North East and 600’ of water starts around 25 miles to sea.)
All Required USCG Safety Gear Aboard. This is almost a full day event due to the requirement to go so far off shore to get to 600' of water. Modifications to the casket would be performed in your funeral home prior to boarding. Specifically: "Burial at sea of human remains that are not cremated shall take place at least 3 nautical miles from land and in water at least 600 feet deep. All necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the remains sink to the bottom rapidly and permanently. Full Body burials require specific preparation for burial at sea, such as a weighted body bag, sailcloth, or specially converted coffins to insure either the body or coffin descends quickly. Special preparation requirements for full body burials such as metal caskets, banded, with twenty drilled 2” holes and 150 lbs of added weight to aid in the sinking of the casket." Scattering cremated remains at sea is a common and eco-friendly choice. The services of a funeral director are not required for ash scatterings; families and individuals can plan these memorial events on their own or with the assistance of a maritime funeral provider. The role of the maritime funeral provider is multifaceted; almost like an event planner the maritime funeral provider can organize the vessel, catering and music, but the basic responsibility is to charter the vessel and council the family. Full Body (non-cremated) burials do require both a funeral director and a maritime funeral provider. The EPA regulations for full body burials at sea require that the site of internment be three (3) nautical miles from land and at a depth of 600 feet. Locations in the northeastern United States, for example, may require travel in excess of 30 miles for a suitable site. [4]. Full regulations at: http://www.epa.gov/region4/water/oceans/burial.htm 21-5.3 Burial at Sea 21-5.3.1 The EPA has granted a general permit to transport human remains from any location for the purpose of burial at sea and to bury such remains at sea. 21-5.3.2 Human remains shall be prepared for burial at sea and be buried per Chapter 8 reference (c). (Report Symbol OPNAV 5090-9). 21-5.3.3 For non-cremated human remains, burial at sea shall take place no closer than 3 nm from U.S. land and 12 nm from foreign land and in water of no less than 100 fathoms (600 feet) depth. All necessary measures shall be taken to ensure that the encased remains sink to the bottom rapidly. For purposes of this paragraph, "land" means that portion of the baseline from which any territorial sea is measured (as provided for in the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone) that is in closest proximity to the proposed disposal site. 21-5.3.4 Cremated remains shall be buried in or on ocean waters without regard to the depth limitations specified above, provided that such burial take place no closer than 3 nm from U.S. land and 12 nm from foreign land. 21-6 Decomposable flowers and wreaths. Flowers and wreaths consisting of materials that are readily decomposable in the marine environment may be placed at the burial site. Notice to EPA within 30 days All burials conducted shall be reported within 30 days to the EPA Region in writing. Bookings: All Full Body Burials at Sea must be scheduled by contacting Captain Brad White. Captain Brad White |
