Originally, Captains were granted the power so in case one of the crew members died & were buried at sea they can preside over it. This grant also allows them to marry people.
Now, they can only marry people if they are a registered Justice of the Peace.
Technically, a ship's captain cannot perform a legal wedding ceremony. He may be able to perform a symbolic ceremony, though. Historically, the US has not recognized marriages performed on boats as legally binding.
No, only if he is a priest/ship captain then he can. If you are on a boat right now, don't worry you can wait till u dock and go to a church.
Another View: The above answer is NOT uniiversally true and the Captain of a vessel flagged to SOME nations DO have the authority to perform marriages. You must check the applicable civil ( and maritime) laws prevailing in your own country.
Officially licensed Ship's Captains, on officially flagged vessels, ARE authorized to conduct marriage ceremonies, while underway in open, international waters.
He must possess a maritime Ship's Captain license, and it must be prerformed on the "high sea" outside any nation's territorial waters.
No. Only a ship captain can.
Originally, Captains were granted the power so in case one of the crew members died & were buried at sea they can preside over it. This grant also allows them to marry people. Now, they can only marry people if they are a registered Justice of the Peace.
Captain Arthur Phillip did not marry Elizabeth Breach. This was his mother's maiden name.
he kiss her first
Yes, but only if I wanted her to.
Captain John Smith did not marry Pocahontas. Pocahontas was forced to marry John Rolfe, and had to come to London with him when he left Jamestown. She died by age 21.
Rodger Gray
She married a sea Captain by the name of Joseph Ashburn
People who don't want to marry in a church can get married in a civil ceremony. This can be at a registry office, or before a judge, or even before a captain on a ship. Some churches perform gay marriages, like the Metropolitan Community Church.
Gay People typically do not marry Straight People.
Many gay people fight for their right to marry. Those whom do not wish to marry, simply are not seeking marriage, as there are straight people who do not wish to marry.
Who were the important people on captain cook's ship