Burials at Sea - More Information
We want to help make your family moments memorable and special while celebrating of life of loved ones. Please feel to contact us at 408-234-8445 to discuss your arrangements. We can carry up to 11 passengers, please no persons under 4-years of age. We offer the opportunity during your time onboard to perform “The changing of the watch” tradition for seamen. The ringing of a bell 8 times. We like to incorporate this tradition into all the memorials we perform. It is not only symbolic for the end of a shift but also the passing of a sailor is marked with the ringing of eight bells and the beginning of another. ... With the end of the watch, eight bells are sounded and the sailor was relieved. It is a very special moment for many families.
Some of the details for your upcoming service:
Permits are Required – Monterey County Regulations
For sea burials offshore of Monterey County, you will need to go to the Monterey County Health Department (1270 Natividad Road, Salinas, CA) where the health department personnel will fill out the "Application and Permit for Disposition of Human Remains". For planning purposes, here is a sample application that shows the information you'll need to provide. The fee for that permit is $19.00. For more information see the Vital Records Services section of the Monterey County Health Department website or call (831) 755-4500 and ask for "vital records, burial at sea". To conduct a burial at sea, we are required to make sure you have obtained a permit.
When the deceased is cremated, the facility handling the cremation will ask the responsible party what the final disposition will be. The permit will state where the burial will take place. Usually, it will say "At sea off Monterey County, CA."
For deaths that occurred in California, the cremated remains will be accompanied by this permit. We will provide you with the coordinates where the scattering of ashes takes place, and we will fill out the form and return it to the authorities as required.
If the death occurred outside of California, the cremated remains might not be accompanied by any paperwork. However, a permit will still need to be issued from Monterey County. Often, families hold the cremains of one person until the mate passes away, then the ashes of both are scattered together. This is a sweet thing to do, but cremains that have been stored must be accompanied by a recently issued permit for burial at sea.
Rates and Additional InformationOur rates for burial at sea are very reasonable. Your private charter for up to two hours for a burial at sea on Beachhopper II (up to 10 passengers) as our schedule permits is $350. Additional charges are $130 per hour for each additional hour. Contact us by email at captmaryjo@gmail.com or 408-234-8445 if you have questions. We will help make this final remembrance everything you have in mind.
Flowers and petals can be scattered on the water as part of the burial at sea ceremony, but balloons and styrofoam are not permitted, as such items cause harm to Marine Life.
Visit www.beachhopper2.com to learn more details about the boat used for burials at sea.
You will also need to go in person to the Monterey County Health Department office, where the health department personnel will fill out the "Application and Permit for Disposition of Human Remains". You'll need to bring a copy of the completed form along when you board the boat. If you're shipping the cremains via mail for unattended scattering at sea, please include the"Authorization for Burial At Sea" in the shipping container.
When the deceased is cremated, the facility handling the cremation will ask the responsible party what the final disposition will be. The permit will state where the burial will take place. Usually, it will say "At sea off Monterey County, CA."
For deaths that occurred in California, the cremated remains will be accompanied by this permit. We will provide you with the coordinates where the scattering of ashes takes place, and we will fill out the form and return it to the authorities as required.
If the death occurred outside of California, the cremated remains might not be accompanied by any paperwork. However, a permit will still need to be issued from Monterey County. Often, families hold the cremains of one person until the mate passes away, then the ashes of both are scattered together. This is a sweet thing to do, but cremains that have been stored must be accompanied by a recently issued permit for burial at sea.
Rates and Additional InformationOur rates for burial at sea are very reasonable. Your private charter for up to two hours for a burial at sea on Beachhopper II (up to 10 passengers) as our schedule permits is $350. Additional charges are $130 per hour for each additional hour. Contact us by email at captmaryjo@gmail.com or 408-234-8445 if you have questions. We will help make this final remembrance everything you have in mind.
Flowers and petals can be scattered on the water as part of the burial at sea ceremony, but balloons and styrofoam are not permitted, as such items cause harm to Marine Life.
Visit www.beachhopper2.com to learn more details about the boat used for burials at sea.
You will also need to go in person to the Monterey County Health Department office, where the health department personnel will fill out the "Application and Permit for Disposition of Human Remains". You'll need to bring a copy of the completed form along when you board the boat. If you're shipping the cremains via mail for unattended scattering at sea, please include the"Authorization for Burial At Sea" in the shipping container.