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My father passed away in 2020. As he was a mariner, we wanted to give him a proper send off. We had him cremated and built a little wooden boat. We put his crem

My father passed away in 2020. As he was a mariner, we wanted to give him a proper send off. We had him cremated and built a little wooden boat. We put his cremains in the boat and set it adrift and afire just offshore of Florida’s Treasure Coast. We put concrete blocks into the boat to ensure that it would sink. I asked USCG for permission beforehand and they had only reasonable restrictions such as my assurance that we would not leave anything floating afterward. I should write up a blog post. We had a few lessons learned that I should share. Don’t use a flare gun.

jjnoakes 4y ago
I'd be interested in the lessons learned, I might need them some day. For example, how do you ensure that the concrete blocks sink all of the fire debris?
- mcculley 4y ago
  There was no way to ensure that. In the end, a couple bits of burnt wood broke off and were floating. We went around in a small boat and gathered them up.
  - jjnoakes 4y ago
    Thanks, that makes sense.
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tomcam 4y ago
I definitely want to read the blog post and I certainly need to know what you mean about the flare gun.