Where can I find the record of the death of a mariner who died at sea?

Question:

Where can I find the record of the death of a mariner who died at sea?

The local registrar has no record of the death of an ancestor who I know died in 1856. There is no trace through Ancestry.co.uk. Is there a central record somewhere for mariners?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Have a look at the links I have posted below, my g/g/grandad was a sailor and it had been thought he died at sea, I searched for years for his death certificate. Then quite by chance I had a look through the census in a place where he had been born Manchester, that revealed he was alive and well, he was living with his second wife bigamously. He was still married to his first wife.
http://www.findmypast.com/index.html...
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/searc...
http://www.familyrelatives.com/...
I thought the third one looked quite promising. Hope this helps.