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Old 9th February 2022, 11:37
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Originally Posted by Makko View Post
John,

As recently discussed on the site, there is a register of Death At Sea. I forget the thread. Roger Griffith and Hugh S come to mind. You can search the post or PM them.

Death At Sea and subsequent burial to Davy Jones would be recorded in the log, and later reported to the DAS register (if I remember correctly!). Death on board with a nearby port with a British Consulate/Embassy would mean, as you say, landing the body for local interment or repatriation.

Rgds.
Dave
Hi Dave, many thanks for that, I'll do a site search for the Death at Sea thread and see if there is anything I can follow up ther.
Cheers, John
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