burial at sea

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The salvage, however, included the bodies of six Soviet sailors, who were given a formal military burial at sea.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

Advanced permission is not needed for a burial at sea, but the EPA does need to be notified within 30 days of the service.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Ethical questions about the display of Charles' body have been raised many times and there have been frequent calls for his remains to be sent to mid Ulster, or for burial at sea.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2020

Once that rubble had been given a funeral-like burial at sea, the decision was made to rebuild the famous tower com’era, dov’era: as it was, where it was.

From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019

In the town of Ravenel, ten thousand dreams hovered over the town each night and ten thousand died each morning, their washed-out corpses borne away for burial at sea by the first breeze.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy