My father had his ashes buried in the Firth of Forth by the Navy. Real pain getting it altogether as has to be a particular size container, filled with iron to make sure it doesn’t bob up again.
We got a lovely report of proceeding and service, including the exact co-ordinates, how many sailors involved etc.
On cruise deaths, my b-i-l is a pianist, presently visiting Australia while on a world trip on the QM2. They all have hospitals and mortuaries, he reckons they lose at least one passenger on each trip. Not surprising really, considering the age of many and the amount of food and booze consumed. He hasn’t personally despatched anyone, but was a close thing on one leg of this trip when having played a set of ALW music (might not be his all time favourite) the next passenger asked if he knew anything by Lloyd Webber …
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