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Why were dead bodies tossed overboard on ships rather than buried in history?
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To sailors a burial at sea was an honorable way to be buried. The practice of burials at sea became a necessity to the health and wellness of the remaining members of the crew before the age of refrigeration. If a body was left on the ship it would rot and smell up the ship and the decay would cause an already dangerous environment to be come even more hazardous.
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