Get Burial At Sea Blank Certificate Form

The Navy offers this service free of charge to eligible families, though families may not attend as the Navy performs the ceremony while the ship is training or deployed.

Putrefaction and scavenging creatures will dismember the corpse in a week or two and the bones will sink to the seabed. There they may be slowly buried by marine silt or broken down further over months or years, depending on the acidity of the water.

Initiating a burial at sea for a loved one After the death of the individual, the person authorized to direct disposition or the primary next of kin must contact the Navy and Marine Corps Mortuary Affairs Office at 866-787-0081 to request a packet (mailed or emailed) and to receive more information by phone and email.

Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship, boat or aircraft. It is regularly performed by navies, and is done by private citizens in many countries.

We service Veterans from the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and US Coast Guard. Military honors will be provided if possible. Military and Civilian Full-Body Burial at Sea with family attending starting at $6500.

Disposal location and measures The MPRSA general permit authorizes burial at sea of non-cremated human remains at locations at least three nautical miles from land and in ocean waters at least 600 feet deep.

so it may be a good idea to ask around to see who can offer such a service. The average cost of an attended water burial at sea ranges from $500 to upwards of $2,000, depending on the time involved, size of boat and number of people attending.

The United States Navy offers a sea burial program free of charge for the following individuals: Members of the uniformed services, Retirees and veterans who were honorably discharged from any branch of the service. Dependent family members of active duty personnel, retirees, and uniformed services veterans.