Blue Water Burial Urn

Blue paper board, matte rather than glossy, in the same flat 17 by 12 inch form as the sand version. On open water the colour disappears into the surface within a few feet of the boat, and that is the reason most families pick blue over the lighter shade for a sea burial.

It holds 240 cubic inches, enough for an adult of roughly 240 pounds, generous against the 200 cubic inch adult standard. Ashes are loaded through a side opening with the urn flat on a table. Once set on the water it floats briefly, takes on water and descends. Carry it to the boat in the box it ships in, since the board softens if it gets wet early.

• 240 cu in, the larger of the two capacities offered in this style
• Keep it dry until the ceremony; the board softens once it is wet
• Biodegradable paper board throughout, with no plastic liner inside