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A Burial at Sea Maritime Funeral Service is owned by Captain David Morin and his new wife, Vicki Morin (married September 26, 2009 in the Arrowhead Acres "Chapel in the Pines." )

Captain Morin has over 40 years of experience on Southern New England waters and is both a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Captain and a qualified Coxswain in the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Vicki is USCG AUX crew qualified and the Immediate Past Flotilla Commander from a Rhode Island Flotilla. Dave and Vicki met through their activities with the USCG AUX while performing a burial at sea for a former crew mate. Although Vicki serves as first mate with Captain Morin, he affectionately refers to her as "the Admiral" while on the boat.

Each year Captain Morin and Vicki volunteer over a thousand hours assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in many capacities -- Harbor Patrols, Stellwagen Marine Preserve data collection for whale activities, monitoring commercial fishing activities, vessel safety checks, etc.  The private yacht is fully equipped with extensive safety equipment and is a U.S. Coast Guard Operational Facility participating in official Search and Rescue activities, as needed. The yacht has far more safety equipment than is required for charter boats.

Captain Morin was first introduced to burials at sea by his father who had arranged for his own cremation and scattering at sea by one of the organizations that perform thousands of burials each year. It was quite by accident that Captain Morin discovered that the marketing message that encouraged his father to choose the organization was quite different than the services that were actually delivered. He arranged a much more respectful individual burial at sea service for his mother several years later.

When Dave and Vicki are not at sea, they operate Arrowhead Acres (A Wedding, Banquet, Function facility, and Christmas Tree Farm).

Dear Dave,
Thank you so much for allowing us to honor our mother's wishes by spreading her ashes "at sea" near Castle Hill in Newport on Sunday! We know now we will always have a place to return to and "visit" with mom. What a beautiful ceremony and great opportunity to be together for our family.

It was a pleasure to meet you and Vicki in person, we really appreciate you both taking the time to be with us on such a momentous day. Also, we wish you luck at your upcoming wedding!

All the best,
Amy

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