I’ve been in attendance at numerous scattering of seaman’s ashes at sea ceremonies. The ceremonies took place on the fantail.
One stood out as a memory. We had a following sea and when the ashes were being poured out they didn’t go down but drifted up and scattered on everybody standing there. The skipper quickly dropped the box and there was a loud thud when it hit the ocean.
Shades of “The Big Lebowski”
now that is funny, we all get a chance to take grandma home with us, but should we wash the clothes we were wearing..