Sulaiman Dawood, the son of a Pakistani billionaire, did not want to go on the Titanic voyage

Suleman Dawood, age 19, who was one of five people killed in the "catastrophic implosion" on board the submarine Titan and is the son of Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood, declined to go on the expedition since the other passengers were older than he was.


In an interview with Sky News, his aunt claimed that "he was terrified of the daring expedition."


On Father's Day, he merely consented for his father's benefit.



The sister of Shahzada Dawood described herself as "completely heartbroken." Suleman joined the voyage because his father, who was obsessed with the Titanic, thought it was vital.


According to the US Coast Guard, the submersible's wreckage was discovered 1,600 feet from the Titanic's bow.


The countdown in this situation makes me feel as though I've been caught in a really horrible movie where you don't know what you're counting down to. When I think of them, it's been a little tough for me to breathe," she continued.

The five occupants of the submersible that was headed for the Titanic are "sadly lost," according to OceanGate Expeditions, the US-based firm that owned and managed the vessel.

During a dive to the Titanic wreck in the North Atlantic early on Sunday morning, the submersible vanished more than 600 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland in eastern Canada, according to the Xinhua news agency.

Among the five people on board were OceanGate CEO Rush, French explorer Paul-Henry Nargeolet, wealthy adventurer Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, and her son Suleman Dawood.