In a virtual memorial service, the grieving wife and mother of the Pakistani tycoon and teenage son, who lost their lives in the submerged Titan tearfully remembered and recalled them as "best friends:".
On Tuesday, Christine Dawood, the wife of Shahzada Dawood and mother to 19-year-old Sulaiman Dawood, rushes tearful and shared that: “These past few days have been incredibly challenging as a family,” Emotions from excitement to shock to hope and finally despair and grief.”
On June 18, while aboard the support vessel Polar Prince, Christine got word that communications with the Titan had been lost during the journey toward the Titanic wreckage, resting at a depth of 12,500 feet beneath the Atlantic Ocean's surface.
Accroding to Sky News, the grieving wife and mother added: " “for the first time, I just knew these two belonged together. His expression was like finding a long-lost companion for adventures to come.
“These two best friends embarked upon this last voyage, their final journey together."
Kristen told the BBC she was supposed to be on Titan, but she gave up the role to her son: “stepped back and gave the space to Sulaiman.”
Shahzada's father, Hussein Daoud, also shed tears at the memorial service. He also shared that his son is very adventurous. He said. “Both of them [were] so excited. So terribly excited about going to see the Titanic.”
According to New York Post, Inam ur Rahman, a close friend of Shahzada, said the tragic dad’s death “leaves a gaping void in my life. I was blown away by his thought process and vision.”
On June 18, the Titanic was said to have been crushed on the ocean floor during a voyage to explore the historic wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board. Those killed included: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and two members of prominent Pakistani families Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleiman Dawood (Suleman Dawood), British explorer Hamish Harding, and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet.
