Badger
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Hendon
Tillergirl, what year were you at Hendon?
Tillergirl, what year were you at Hendon?
Death at sea
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rich
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I think this may be the tale Depsol was on about:
I know it's still possible in Jersey to be buried at sea because an old fisherman I knew was buried recently (not his ashes, the whole lot).....however, a word of warning:
Several years ago a friend's father was buried at sea, but due to the tides and the relatively shallow waters round here, he popped up on the Normandy coast a couple of weeks later. His body was brought back to Jersey and solemnly re-buried at sea, only for the same thing to happen again. By this time the French authorities had had enough, so he was promptly bunged into the nearest French graveyard with the minimum of ceremony, the only thing is no-one had the heart to tell his widow, so to this day she thinks he was buried at sea.
rich
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I know it's still possible in Jersey to be buried at sea because an old fisherman I knew was buried recently (not his ashes, the whole lot).....however, a word of warning:
Several years ago a friend's father was buried at sea, but due to the tides and the relatively shallow waters round here, he popped up on the Normandy coast a couple of weeks later. His body was brought back to Jersey and solemnly re-buried at sea, only for the same thing to happen again. By this time the French authorities had had enough, so he was promptly bunged into the nearest French graveyard with the minimum of ceremony, the only thing is no-one had the heart to tell his widow, so to this day she thinks he was buried at sea.
rich
)wishbone
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We had a death at sea some years ago whilst diving Scapa, He underwent the usual attempts to revive him to no avail, Coastguard was informed and body was brought back to shore. I should think each situation has to be reviewed at the time. I am glad I was not on board at the time but diving safety was stepped up in our club!
Accidents like these make you check and double check!
Wishbone.
Accidents like these make you check and double check!
Wishbone.
tillergirl
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Re: Hendon
As a student or instructor?
As a student or instructor?
stubate
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Re: Respect and lack of
i wasnt getting at magic, but at some of the "subject" headings further down the post and the way in which it was being treated in a light hearted imho way.
i quite agree the subject needs to be aired, i used to work in africa and it was a night mare repatriating some one who had died, i personally was involved in getting the remains of two people home. airline regs require a sealed lead casket. the first time we didnt have them on site and by the time we freighted one in it was not pleasant. the second time we were prepared and we managed to get him home in a timely manner.
in the tropics a person is usually interred the same day because of problems caused by rapid decomposition in the heat.
i dont even like to think about the problem of getting a corpse back on board, especially single handed, and then the problems of keeping the remains in a reasonable condition? not nice and i suspect that burial at sea is the only realistic answer.
stu
i wasnt getting at magic, but at some of the "subject" headings further down the post and the way in which it was being treated in a light hearted imho way.
i quite agree the subject needs to be aired, i used to work in africa and it was a night mare repatriating some one who had died, i personally was involved in getting the remains of two people home. airline regs require a sealed lead casket. the first time we didnt have them on site and by the time we freighted one in it was not pleasant. the second time we were prepared and we managed to get him home in a timely manner.
in the tropics a person is usually interred the same day because of problems caused by rapid decomposition in the heat.
i dont even like to think about the problem of getting a corpse back on board, especially single handed, and then the problems of keeping the remains in a reasonable condition? not nice and i suspect that burial at sea is the only realistic answer.
stu
IanPoole2
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Apologises
If I offended you or anyone else. My comment was intended to highlight that bodies decompose (and smell) rapidly. Just ask any police office who has had to enter a home to find the source of the "smell" that has permeated several adjoining premises.
I know of someone whose job is to repatriate very ill (and vey often dead) passengers off cruise ships in the Caribbean. She is full of delightful stories to disgusting to repeat here
If I offended you or anyone else. My comment was intended to highlight that bodies decompose (and smell) rapidly. Just ask any police office who has had to enter a home to find the source of the "smell" that has permeated several adjoining premises.
I know of someone whose job is to repatriate very ill (and vey often dead) passengers off cruise ships in the Caribbean. She is full of delightful stories to disgusting to repeat here
Badger
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Re: Hendon
You weren't a PTI were you ? I was there in 1977.
You weren't a PTI were you ? I was there in 1977.
Bejasus
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Re: That\'s a shame .. Jack was such a nice lad
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