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delmarrey · 26-04-2011, 10:50

Or salt'm down like a fish.

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We wrapped'em all in mains'l tight with twice ten turns of hausers bight. We heaved'em over and out of sight with a yo heave ho and fair ye well. And a sullen plunge in a sullen swell. Ten fathoms deep on a road to hell.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.

barnakiel · 26-04-2011, 11:02

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Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

Do you have a cat?

No, a mono. Why?

b.

SabreKai · 16-05-2011, 13:12

I'd go with salting down the body. Wrap him in garbage bags, well packed in salt or brine.

Alternate, God Forbid, pickle him in Rum. I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

Sabre

avb3 · 16-05-2011, 13:16

Ask the guys from the USS Carl Vinson.

I hear they have recent first hand experience with this matter.

donradcliffe · 20-05-2011, 11:39

Don't do what the German wife did when her husband was killed by pirates off Venezuela. After trying to sail with the body on board for 4 days, she took to the liferaft. They found her 13 days later off the ABC islands, alive but in pretty bad shape.

I hope I never have to deal with it, but I'm with boatman--if its more than 2 days to port the body goes over the side, after notifying the authorities and taking lots of pictures. If its not a sudden death, try to get the person to write a note before they expire.

Last Call · 02-07-2011, 17:34

I real sailor here LOL

boasun · 02-07-2011, 18:20

Put the cadaver in the dinghy and tow it far behind your vessel... Do all of the paper work.... Then head for the nearest port, calling ahead and explain your situation to the authorities. They may come out and meet you.

**GordMay** · 03-07-2011, 05:55

Excerpted from “Death and Burial at Sea”
➥ Navis.gr - Death and Burial at Sea

“... Wherever possible, a body should be retained for post-mortem examination or for burial ashore.
For the sake of the deceased person's relatives and to preserve the body in the best possible condition, thoroughly wash and dry the body all over. Comb out and part the hair, and give attention to the fingernails. Straighten the arms and legs, and interlock the fingers over the thighs.
Tie the ankles together to keep the feet perpendicular.
With forceps, place a good plug of cotton wool well up in the rectum.
Pass a catheter tube into the bladder and empty it completely; if this is impracticable, make a firm tie around the root of the penis*.
A plug of cotton wool may be passed into each nostril.
The body should then be put in a body bag; and kept in a refrigerator or cold store set aside for the purpose. Packing in ice in a bath is an alternative near port ...”

* If the cadaver objects, reconsider your diagnosis.

senormechanico · 03-07-2011, 10:14

Good for the Laugh of the Day !!

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Originally Posted by avb3

Ask the guys from the USS Carl Vinson.

I hear they have recent first hand experience with this matter.

DiverChick71 · 03-07-2011, 11:07

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Originally Posted by boatman61

Can think of worse places to peg out.... like some hospital or crappy old folks home...

But then... if its on my boat I'll probably be solo so no worries...

Amen! This thread is a bit morbid but I'm cracking up...as are my kids. Seriously, death sux but it's an inevitable part of life. No way will I end up like the patients I see in the ER...coming in from a nursing home on Easter Sunday, sent by well meaning kids because "Mom looks worse than she did when we saw her last...at Christmas." And Mom looks like she hasn't spoken a word since a few Christmas' before. No way to live, for sure. Not for me! I like the Viking Funeral idea...

Wonder if we put it in our wills...our post-mortem wishes if we if we die on a long passage...if that would make the paperwork easier? I'd hate to think of stinking up the boat...that would seriously suck for my other half. I'd rather he toss me overboard.

David_Old_Jersey · 03-07-2011, 12:37

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Originally Posted by GordMay

With forceps, place a good plug of cotton wool well up in the rectum.
Pass a catheter tube into the bladder and empty it completely; if this is impracticable, make a firm tie around the root of the penis*.

* If the cadaver did not have these in place before death

DiverChick71 · 03-07-2011, 12:52

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Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

* If the cadaver did not have these in place before death

This part is just the worse. I actually have access to catheters....but sure ever thought of having one around "just in case"! And what if the corpse happens to be female, in which case it is unlikely to have a penis...