List your boat for burial at sea services
Families planning a farewell at sea search Maritime Burials for a captain near them. 81 boats in 36 coastal cities are listed today. Add yours, answer inquiries on your schedule, and get paid after each trip.
No listing fees. 11.5% commission only when a trip is booked.
How it works
Step 1
Create your account and add your boat
Tell us about your business, upload your captain’s license and insurance, and build your listing: vessel, departure marina, prices and photos.
Step 2
We review it
Maritime Burials checks your documents and your listing before it goes live, so every family sees licensed, insured captains.
Step 3
Families send inquiries, you send offers
You get each family’s date, group size and wishes. Reply with a written offer. Nothing is booked until they accept and pay.
Step 4
Get paid after the trip
Your share goes to your bank through Stripe 48 hours after each trip. We never see or store your bank details.
What you’ll need
A current USCG captain’s license for the passengers you carry
Vessel documentation or state registration
Commercial and liability insurance (there is no damage deposit, so your policy covers the boat)
Services held where the rules for your area allow, with the required reports filed (3 nautical miles out and an EPA report within 30 days for ocean burials)
Know the rules where you sail
Ash scattering is allowed in far more places than most captains realize: in California’s and Texas’s bays, in Puget Sound, and in every ocean 3 nautical miles out. Some states ask for a simple registration first. We’ve put the rules for each state in plain language, and we walk you through your area when you sign up, with a checklist on every booking so nothing gets missed.
Scattering rules by state
Questions captains ask
What does it cost?
Nothing to list. Maritime Burials keeps 11.5% of the charter price when a trip is booked. Families pay their own booking fee on top, so it never comes out of your price.
Do I set my own prices?
Yes. You set a price for each trip length, add optional extras like an officiant or flowers, and can adjust any offer before the family accepts it.
What if weather cancels a trip?
You offer new dates first. If none work for the family, they get a full refund and you are not charged.
I’m already listed on the old site. Do I need to do this?
Yes, once. Sign up with the same email, accept the new operator agreement and connect payouts. We move your existing listings over so their web addresses stay the same.