A heartbreaking photo captured the final moment of Pakistani British billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Sulaiman as they board the ill-fated Titan sub. In the picture, they are seen with beaming expressions before embarking on a trip to explore the wreck of the Titanic.
The father and son were seen dressed in matching reflective orange jackets, safety vests, specialized gloves, and helmets on the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Both were prepared for the two-and-a-half-hour journey to 'conquer your dream'.
However, no one knows that this is the final photo capturing their last living moment.
Shahzada and Sulaiman Dawood joined with three others aboard the 22-foot submersible Titan shortly after the photo was taken on June 18 aboard OceanGate's mother ship, the Polar Prince, according to the report.
The three mentioned include OceanGate chief executive Stockton Rush, 61, famed Titanic explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and British billionaire Millionaire Hamish Harding.
With another heartbreaking moment, The Dawood family has also shared an image capturing the father and son sharing a tender hug before embarking on the final trip of their life.
This tender moment is seen as they embark on their doomed trip to the Titanic wreckage. The Pakistani British billionaire and his college student son always shared a deep emotional bond in their final moments of life.
Christina Dawood, the widow of the Titan sub, tearfully remembers her husband and son. She shared that she and her 17-year-old daughter, Alina, bid farewell to the two men as they embarked on the Father's Day trip aboard OceanGate’s mothership.
They wanted to pay tribute to the special occasion by embarking on a trip to explore the wreck of the Titan.
Christine said her husband and son were excited about the Titanic wreck tour. “He was like a vibrating toddler,” Kristen told The Times of her husband's excitement ahead of the fateful trip.
However, the Titan submersible lost contact with the mother ship less than 2 hours after diving into the open ocean.
According to reports, the submersible Titan has experienced a catastrophic implosion, leaving 5 passengers dead.
On June 28, after several days of searching, a collection of debris belonging to the Titan submersible was unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Up to 10 parts of the submersible are understood to have been salvaged from the sea floor, including windows and a large chunk of the hull.
Experts say the debris will play a vital role in determining what caused the Titanic to sink when it did.
