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Originally Posted by Shape Shifter
Why not do it? What are they going to do, arrest him?
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What, you don't care if RT gets in trouble?
It doesn't look like you can push the raft off from the shore, you'd have to tow it out to deep water three miles from shore. And make sure the whole deal will burn like crazy (or weight down the corpse) to satisfy the requirement that the remains will sink to the bottom quickly and permanently. Other than that, it could work.
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In the US , Section 229.1 of the Environmental Protection Agency Regulations covers burial at sea. The rule is as follows:
It's legal for anyone owning or operating a boat or plane registered in the United States to transport human remains for the purpose of burial.
The body has to be prepared for a burial at sea according to the requirements of the United States Navy, Coast Guard or civil authority responsible for the arrangements.
If the remains aren't cremated they have to be taken at least three nautical miles from land and can't be buried in water less than one hundred fathoms or six hundred feet deep. You have to take precautions to be sure that the remains will sink to the bottom quickly and permanently.
If the remains are cremated, they can be buried in any depth of water as long as it's at least three nautical miles from land.
Flowers and wreaths can be left at the site of disposal as long as they're decomposable in water.
A burial at sea has to be reported to the Regional Administrator of the Region within 30 days.
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