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No fishing: sea provides a new wave in green funerals

Source: Times Online
Newhaven : United Kingdom | about 1 year ago  
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In an eco-friendly measure, increasing numbers of people are choosing to be buried at sea. Traditionally a send-off for former sailors and naval personnel, it has been adopted by people who believe it to be a greener burial option. Their bodies are wrapped in cotton sheets and placed inside plywood...
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  • News Source: Times of India | about 1 year ago
    Burial at sea is gaining popularity in Britain with grave space going scarce...More and more people are opting for a watery send-off at the two locations off the British coast — near Isle of Wight and Newhaven in East Sussex — where the burials...
  • News Source: Times Online | about 1 year ago
    In an eco-friendly measure, increasing numbers of people are choosing to be buried at sea. Traditionally a send-off for former sailors and naval personnel, it has been adopted by people who believe it to be a greener burial option. Their bodies are...

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