Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Diane Berol, left, watches as the casket of her husband, John Berol, is lowered into the sea. "As a professional boat captain who ...

Charter boat owners Roger and Linda Wilkerson rent their 43-foot sloop for the usual weddings, engagements and "milestone birthdays," but also take passengers out to sea to scatter the ashes of their ...

The American death industry is a racket. Everything is overpriced. The average coffin will cost between $2,000–$5,000, and according to some sources, the cost of a cremation averages between $4,000 ...

It's been around since the Vikings, where being buried in the ocean was all about honoring those seafarers who passed away after spending their life at sea and it continues today. Most of us have seen ...

The boat ride to the burial site serves as a transition to sacred space. The endless expanse of ocean conjures up the idea of eternity. And after the body goes into the sea, most captains circle the ...

Los Angeles — Years before her death last summer at the age of 85, Lois Woodburn cornered a mortician at a party to ask if she could be buried in the ocean. Lots of people want their cremated remains ...