![A woman has died on board the S/S Oscar II in 1911, the minister is holding a service](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-1.jpg)
"A woman has died on board the S/S Oscar II in 1911, the minister is holding a service"
- We can se the body is covered by a Norwegian flag.
![Her husband is taking farewell](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-2.jpg)
"Her husband is taking farewell"
![The bier is lifted over the railing](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-3.jpg)
"The bier is lifted over the railing"
![The body is lowered in to the sea](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-4.jpg)
"The body is lowered in to the sea"
![A last farewell](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-5.jpg)
"A last farewell"
![And the ocean closed](http://www.norwayheritage.com/gallery/gallery/The_Voyage/Burial_at_sea/Oscar%20II%20-%201911-6.jpg)
"And the ocean closed"