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Why Student Killed In Titanic Submarine Implosion Joined Crew Despite Being Afraid - Aunt

Faith Ukanwa

Jun 23, 2023

Why Student Killed In Titanic Submarine Implosion Joined Crew Despite Being Afraid - Aunt
It has been revealed that a 19- year- old British University student, Suleman Dawood who was killed in the tragic Titanic submarine 'implosion,' was initially afraid to embark on the adventure.

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According to the deceased's aunt, Azmeh Dawood, the student joined the crew to impress his father and celebrate Father's Day with him.

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Suleman and his dad, a Pakistani businessman, Shahzada Dawood, were two of the five passengers on the OceanGate submersible that suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' just 1,600ft from the bow of the Titanic.

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OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, French Navy veteran Paul-Henri (PH) Nargeolet, and British billionaire Hamish Harding are among the five victims that lost their lives on the trip.

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Speaking with NBC News, Azmeh said;

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"I am thinking of Suleman, who is 19, in there, just perhaps gasping for breath... It's been crippling, to be honest.ÔÇØ

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"Suleman wasn't feeling up to it; he joined the crew to impress his father and celebrate Father's Day with him.

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— Faith Ukanwa

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