Suleman Dawood, 19, Was ‘Terrified’ About Submersible Trip To Titanic, Aunt Claims
Prior to the ill-fated expedition of the Titan tourist submersible over the weekend, 19-year-old Suleman Dawood was fearful about the excursion — according to his aunt, Azmeh Dawood.Azmeh sat down for an interview with NBC News on Thursday, and revealed that her nephew — who was on board the vessel alongside his father, businessman Shahzada Dawood — had expressed that he was “terrified” of going on the dive, meant to explore the wreckage of the Titanic, and “wasn’t very up for it.”However, Suleman eventually agreed to go on the trip with his dad, as the dive was meant to take place on Father’s Day, and he wanted to support his dad on the adventure.The 21-foot submersible — owned by OceanGate Expeditions — lost contact with its support ship less than two hours after beginning their dive in the North Atlantic on Sunday.
A search and rescue operation was quickly initiated,...