Fire Island Captree State Park offers quiet beaches and peaceful views. It’s a perfect place to honor loved ones with a sea burial. First, the gentle waves and open sky create a calm, private setting. Next, the natural beauty of the park brings comfort and peace. In addition, this area connects deeply with coastal life and local tradition. Also, the quiet surroundings help families reflect and remember. As a result, a sea burial here feels simple, personal, and full of meaning.
Compassionate, Seamless Burial at Sea Services Nationwide
At Sea Services, we partner with carefully vetted captains and crew across the United States to ensure your memorial experience is smooth, respectful, and deeply meaningful.
Our Burial at Sea and Ash Scattering Services include a beautifully crafted biodegradable urn adorned with freeze-dried flowers, along with a personalized memorial certificate mailed to you after the ceremony. Every service is conducted in full compliance with EPA regulations and aboard U.S. Coast Guard-approved vessels, ensuring safety and professionalism at every step.
What to Expect During Your Memorial Charter
Each charter lasts approximately 1.5 to 2 hours, dock to dock. The journey includes:
During your time on the water, you’ll have the space and time to reflect, pray, share stories, and release ashes in a peaceful and private setting. Our experienced captains can help guide the ceremony or offer support as needed, ensuring a respectful and memorable farewell.
Captree State Park: Home to the largest public fishing fleet on Long Island, Captree State Park is a fishing haven and a picnicker’s delight, located on the eastern tip of Jones Island at the end of the Ocean Parkway. Open and charter boats are available for saltwater fishing. No license or equipment is necessary as the boat staff provides everything you’ll need for a day on the Great South Bay or the Atlantic Ocean.
Robert Moses State Park: Robert Moses State Park is an ocean beachfront facility that attracts nearly 3.8 million visitors annually and boasts a shoreline of nearly five miles. As the most western point of Fire Island, the park is conveniently located at the southern end of the Robert Moses Causeway and is easily accessible by car or from the Babylon train station with a bus connection. Visitors are welcome to swim and boogie-board at any of our four lifeguard-staffed fields. Surfing and surf-fishing are popular activities that are enjoyed by many beach-goers as well. Each location is equipped with concessions, beach shops, first aid offices, public restrooms, and private outdoor showers.
Captain Bill's: Located on the South Shore of Long Island, Captain Bill’s is the premier waterfront restaurant. Our exquisite menu selections, combined with our surrounding views of the Bay Shore Marina, make for that perfect dining experience. Whether you’re dining in our restaurant or hosting a private event in one of our catering event spaces, we guarantee to provide only the best service to ensure that your visit to Captain Bill’s is a perfect one.
Flynn's: Flynn’s Fire Island is a popular waterfront restaurant, bar, and day club located in Ocean Bay Park on Fire Island. It’s known for its family-friendly atmosphere, vibrant nightlife, and delicious seafood and cocktails. Flynn’s is a major destination for locals and visitors alike, offering a mix of casual dining, lively dance parties, and stunning waterfront views.
Featured Locations
Boston Harbor is a calm and historic place. Its open water is perfect for sea burials. First, the Atlantic breeze brings a peaceful feeling. Then, the view of the city...
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VIEW DETAILS >Galveston, Texas, blends coastal charm with easy access to the Gulf of Mexico. It’s a peaceful place for a sea burial. First, the soft waves and open skies create a...
VIEW DETAILS >Family Memorial Services
For those families wishing to plan their own memorial voyage, Sea Services™ provides the vessel and crew, from the port of your choice. You select the time, place and arrangements and invite as many guests as you wish.
We have many of crafts at your service. And we can help you plan every detail of this special memorial. As your voyage will be a first-time maritime funeral experience for many of your guests, Sea Services™ will work closely with you to make this a fitting memorial occasion, carefully evaluating your needs and desires to insure a safe, comfortable and memorable day for all.
First-class family services like these vary greatly in every detail. Likewise, their costs also vary considerably. Contact Sea Services today at 1-888-404-9880 for the current cost of a Family Memorial Service. Costs for a small group, larger groups, special services or trips in the height of the recreational boating season are available on request.
Whether your group is large or small, from one guest to several hundred, Sea Services™ carefully chosen captains and crews have the licensing and experience to provide a safe, and most memorable trip.
Captain's Service
Often families cannot venture to sea or attend a scattering ashes at sea memorial service. Our captains bring the cremated remains on an ocean voyage for you. A dignified sea scattering of ashes or burial at sea is performed and documented, with that documentation provided to you. This is our most popular service, with prices beginning at just $350.
While the Captain’s Service does not provide for the family or guests to accompany the vessel, specific requests, such as dates or times, special prayers or simple ceremonies are often available. Special planning, however, can add to our costs. Many ports have seasonal demands and schedules vary at different times of the year. You may call us for specific fees at the port of your choice.
Most often, cremated remains are received at Sea Services’ home office via priority mail express US Mail, sometimes directly from the funeral home or crematory. For the specific “Three Easy Steps” to a Captain’s Service™. Call us anytime with your specific wishes, or just to discuss our services. Sea Services™ will work hard to accommodate your desires while insuring the best value.
Scattering or Burial?
The scattering of cremated remains on the sea’s surface is timeless tradition — a chosen funeral custom for thousands of years. Many, however, due to personal, religious or traditional desires, prefer to be placed in a burial urn on the ocean’s floor.
Sea Services has developed the Burial at Sea Service that sensitively accomplishes this timeless tradition, while insuring 21st Century protection of the environment. Whether you choose a traditional Sea Scattering or the dignified Burial at Sea with a urn you can be assured that your service will receive our personal attention at any port, off any shore of our nation.