"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Richard Malcolm wrote:
A dear friend passed on this week and had some of her ashes scattered.
Made me wonder when I go, is there laws against scattering ashes at
sea?

No...it's quite legal. Nor is it necessary to have the Navy or CG do it.
When my husband died in Atlanta, I was able to make all the
arrangements to scatter his ashes in the Gulf through the National
Cremation Service in FL. They hired a captained trawler and arranged for
a priest to go out with us to hold the service. Cost was very
reasonable. However, if you have your own boat(s) available, you can
take them out yourself and do it. Legally, all that's required is that
you be at least 3 miles offshore.

Peggie
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Peggie Hall
Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987
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The 3 miles depends on your state. Used to be 3 miles in California, but
was ignored by all. So now is 1 mile and can be inside San Francisco Bay.
They give the ashes to the family and you can do the spreading yourself. We
spread my F-I-L's ashes off Racoon straights in San Franciso bay. There
have been ashes spread from fishing party boats at the end of a days fishing
for people who did most of their fishing from the boat. We have the Neptune
Society here in the West and may be other areas that will make all the
arrangements. Is very resonable compared to earth burial.