Types of Funerals: Burial at Sea

n special types of funeral service following cremation, the urn is taken beyond the three-mile zone into open waters of the sea and the captain scatters the deceased's remains over the water. The deceased's loved ones will receive a commemorative certificate including the exact location of the burial and an excerpt from the ship's log. On request, the family of the deceased may also be present during the burial at sea. This is the actual Environmental Protection Agency rule on burial of human remains at sea.Sec. 229.1 Burial at sea.