Perform Burial At Sea Florida Ocean Rites Right

By Joseph Taylor


The resting place chose by a family is usually considered a sign of respect for the deceased. More often than not, it serves as a place for the family to come back and pay respects over the years. However, some people leave behind instructions to have their burial at sea Florida Ocean. It might sound unusual but it is not actually, at least not anymore. These requests are quite common in cities with water.

Those wishes should not be followed without adhering to regulation. Sure, it is allowed but get the necessary authorization before going ahead to leave a corpse in public waters. Ensure the authorities know that a certain groups of people will be out on the water on a certain day with a human carcass with the intention of leaving it in the body. Through this one will also learn about how to ensure the body does not come back up onto the surface at a later date.

There are a few simple things to start off. Get a heavy metal casket. The casket should be at least four times the weight of the deceased minus the body. It should be drilled at the bottom to ensure rapid sinking to the bottom. Once the body is put inside, it should be fastened tightly to the casket.

If the body is interred while still intact, then the ceremony cannot be held anywhere the people please. It has to be at least three nautical miles out into the open water. The party must also lower the casket at least 600 ft below the surface before it is left to continue on its own. Therefore, while planning ensure to plan for a crane to handle this exercise.

Flowers are allowed. They can be scattered all over the area just as a sort of profound send off. Also, ensure to note the coordinates of the area for future reference. The family might want to have a memorial at the exact same sport a few years later.

To get around that whole casket and crane issue, the family could also go for cremation. As a matter of respect, there should be knowledge on where the deceased stood in the issue of cremation before doing it. Cremation does not require travelling far out into the open waters. As long as the location picked is appealing to the family and free of boat traffic then all is well.

The cremation service will have provided an urn to carry the ashes in. Open then pour into the water. Everyone could then throw in a handful of petals or flower stalks. They could also put the ashes in a basket then garnish with flower petals. Place on the water then invert the basket. This is a good way to do it if it is very windy that the ashes could land into the mouth of someone.

One can decide to go with biodegradable urns or water-soluble ones. The former, releases the ashes into the water over time. The latter, dissolves once it has sunk into the water. The ashes are dispersed along with it.




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