Christine Dawood, the devastated wife and mother, has paid a heartful tribute to her husband Shahzada, 48, and son Suleman, 19, who tragically lost their lives in the Titan submersible disaster one year ago.
Heartbroken widow pays tribute to husband and son lost in Titan submersible disaster
In a heartbroken Facebook post, Mrs. Dawood expressed the depth of her grief, saying the deaths 'nearly broke' her, but she has found solace in the outpouring of 'love and support' from those around her.
Mrs. Dawood said she feels very sad every single day. She misses her husband and son so much, and she knows that can never be replaced.
But she also shared that many people have shown her kindness and care during this hard time. This support has helped her a lot.
Businessman Shahzada Dawood was a trustee at the SETI Institute, a non-profit research organization, and had also worked with the Prince's Trust. His son Suleman, 19, was a Rubik's cube enthusiast.
They were among the five passengers who died when the Titan submersible lost communication with its support ship, the Polar Prince, during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic in the North Atlantic, off the coast of Newfoundland.
In her message, Mrs. Dawood asked others to light a candle for the people they have lost. She hopes this light will go out into the world.
Mrs. Dawood believes the light of her husband and son can reach those ready to receive it.
The Titan disaster, which occurred on June 18, 2023, deeply affected the Dawood family and the broader community.
Officials said they think the Titan sank deep down to 12,500 feet and broke apart. After 4 months, the coast guard found some remains of the people on the Titan.
Besides Shahzada and Suleman, the other people who died were Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeole, and Stockton Rush, who was the boss of the company that planned the trip.
In June 2024, experts said the recordings of the communications between the Titan submarine and its main ship were not real.
This happened almost one year after the Titan submarine was crushed and destroyed on its way to the wreck site of the Titanic.
In June 2023, a written record was made public. It claimed to show the talks between the people on the Titan submarine and the main ship during the doomed dive.
But after a long investigation for almost a year, the head of the Marine Board of Investigation said this record was completely false.
The transcript appeared to provide minute-by-minute details, including technical terms and accurate descriptions, making it seem plausible.
It detailed the crew's panic as they focused on hull alarms and cracking sounds before communication was lost.
This finding stopped people from believing wrong things about the Titan accident. However, the investigator said there was no proof that the people in the Titan knew they were going to die.
The huge pressure at the deep depth caused the submarine's shell to be completely broken.
