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Ashes To The Deep,
Inc.
Burial
at Sea
Under
Sail
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Frequently
Asked
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Advise the funeral director who
coordinated the cremation to have the crematory to send the
cremated remains directly to
Ashes To The Deep, Inc. Crematories regularly perform this service and know how it needs
to be done.
Ashes To The Deep, Inc
c/o E.W. April
34 Rockleigh Road
Rockleigh, NJ 07647-27067
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Send to
Ashes To The Deep, Inc. in a separate envelope that contains
each of the following:
1) the completed Arrangement Form,
2) the completed
Document of Authorization for Scattering of Cremated Remains At
Sea,
3) a copy of the
Cremation Certificate provided by the
crematory, and
4) your
check or money order made out to
Ashes
To The Deep, Inc. in the amount indicated for the option
chosen on the Arrangement Form.
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Rather frequently and despite
best intensions, loved ones have been cremated and their ashes are
yet to be properly set to rest. Urns or boxes with cremated human
remains rest in bookcases and on mantels… almost anywhere. We can
help provide a fitting, dignified, yet inexpensive, burial at sea.
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Send the cremated remains to us
in the triple package in which you received the cremains from the
crematory.
Use U.S. Postal Service "Registered
Mail, Return Receipt Requested with Tracking".
(Note: None
of the express package services currently accept cremains for
shipment.)
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Mark the package contents
clearly on the address side: Human Cremains. Obviously, in the current heightened state of homeland security, the
ashes must be triple wrapped in a tightly sealed, sift-proof container,
such as the packaging provided by the crematory.
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To the outside of the package,
securely tape an envelope addressed to
Ashes
To The Deep, Inc. that contains each of the following:
1) the
completed Arrangement Form,
2) the completed Document of Authorization for
Scattering of Cremated Remains At Sea,
3) a copy of the Cremation Certificate
provided by the crematory, and
4) your check or money order made out to
Ashes To The Deep, Inc. in the amount indicated for the
option chosen on the Arrangement Form.
Ashes To The Deep, Inc
c/o E.W. April
34 Rockleigh Road
Rockleigh, NJ 07647-2706
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Alert us by email that a package is in transit:
Captain@ToTheDeep.com
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I was
raised
Catholic. Is cremation and burial at sea allowed
by my Church?
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Yes...
Since 1963, the Vatican has permitted cremation for Catholics.
Subsequently, the 1989 revision of the Code of Canon Law provides for cremation
and burial at sea. Most Catholic parishes accept the celebration of the funeral liturgy in
the presence of cremated remains, as follows:
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Vigil, Funeral Mass, Committal Rite.
"The cremated remains of a Catholic may be
properly buried at sea in the urn...in which they have be carried to
the place of committal. When the...cremated remains of a body are
buried at sea, the
Committal prayer 406 § 4 in the Order of
Christian Funerals is used." * |
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This
Catholic Committal Prayer for Burial
at Sea* affirms Catholic belief in the resurrection of the
dead and the power of God to raise all to the glory of new life.
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Committee on the Liturgy,
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops,
3211 4th Street,
N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1194
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What is the
difference between a scattering
and a placement?
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- May family and friends
participate in
the scattering ceremony?
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Unfortunately, this would
necessitate a charter arrangement, for which our vessels are neither fitted nor registered. Such arrangements,
moreover, would negate the economical essence of the unattended service.
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- Exactly what is the
unattended service?
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The ashes are consigned to the
Captain who, usually with a crew
member, sail the cremated remains to a suitable burial location that is in
accordance with all laws and regulations. There, using a
traditional nautical maneuver called "heaving to," the
sailing vessel is
stopped in the water. The traditional Burial At Sea ceremony
is performed by either scattering the ashes upon the surface of the sea or
tipping to the ashes to the sea bed in a sealed urn, accompanied by
a requested reading. A personalized copy of the requested
ceremony is provided to the family along with the
Certificate of Burial at Sea.
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- Why is the
time and date of scattering
not firm? [Answer/Hide]
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Weather, wind, and tide play major (occasionally
hazardous) roles in sailing. This is why we use the term "weather permitting." In the winter months, when the
harbors are frozen, vessels are laid up on land and overhauled.
Moreover, we plan
our voyages to arrive at the selected burial location on an ebbing tide, as
tradition dictates.
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- Realistically,
how much can I save by cremation and scattering?
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A modest funeral, with filing of
required documents, transportation, embalming, wood casket, visitation or wake, livery, church expenses or donation,
purchase of a grave with grave opening,
and graveside service can exceed $8,000. A grave stone can add
$2000 or more.
Direct cremation (without embalming), with filing of required
documents, transportation to the crematory, cremation, and
shipment of ashes, followed by scattering at sea by Ashes To The
Deep, Inc. can be under $1,000. The saving is
awesome!
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- You mentioned Medical Schools.
Did you mean body donation? How does that work?
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Most medical schools accept anatomical
bequeathals for biomedical research and the training of Physicians,
Surgeons, Dentists, and other Health Care Professionals. If the distance
between the place of death and the medical school is reasonable, there is
little or no cost to the donor's family or estate. While studies may take
up to two years, the medical school will cremate the remains at their
expense. You will have the option as to final disposition of the ashes:
You may wish the ashes to be returned to your family for burial in a
family plot or may prefer that the ashes be interred by the medical
school. You may direct the medical school to send the ashes to
Ashes to the Deep for scattering at sea. Obviously, the donation option will not appeal to
everyone; but if you are interested in considering the ultimate and most
humanitarian "Gift of Life," look first to your
geographically closest medical school.
The following link provides an informative example
of the needs and procedures among the several medical schools in the
greater New York area.
Associated Medical Schools of
New York
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- My question is not
answered here. How may I obtain more information?
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