On June 18, 2023, a deep-sea submersible Titan, operated by the U.S.-based firm OceanGate Expeditions and carrying 5 individuals on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic, was declared lacking. Following a five-day search, the U.S. Coast Guard introduced at a June 22 press convention that the vessel suffered a “catastrophic implosion” that killed all 5 passengers on board.
Pakistani-born businessman Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son Suleman Dawood, each British residents, have been additionally among the many victims.
Their household is among the wealthiest in Pakistan, with Shahzada Dawood serving as the vice chairman of Engro Company, per The New York Times. His son was learning on the College of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.
Shahzada’s sister Azmeh Dawood advised NBC News that Suleman had expressed reluctance about happening the voyage, informing a relative that he “wasn’t very up for it” and felt “terrified” concerning the journey to discover the wreckage of the Titanic, however finally went to please his father, a Titanic fan, for Father’s Day.
The Dawood Basis mourned their deaths in an announcement to the website, saying, “It’s with profound grief that we announce the passing of Shahzada and Suleman Dawood. Our beloved sons have been aboard OceanGagte’s Titan submersible that perished underwater. Please proceed to maintain the departed souls and our household in your prayers throughout this troublesome interval of mourning.”