Shahzada Dawood, a victim of the Titan submarine disaster, died without a valid British will, leaving his wife, Christine, with minimal inheritance of £76,958 despite being the heir to a significant business empire in Pakistan. Dawood and his son Suleman were among five killed in a catastrophic implosion near the Titanic wreck. The family, tied to substantial wealth, resided in Surrey, UK. Christine expressed her grief over losing her husband and son during a planned Titanic visit. The tragedy highlighted safety concerns about the Titan and the subsequent search efforts after its disappearance during the dive on June 18, 2023.
Titan submarine disaster victim Shahzada Dawood died without a valid British will, leaving his wife in the UK to die despite being the heir to a £1.3bn-a-year business empire in Pakistan. It was revealed today by MailOnline that he left behind less than £100,000.
Mr Dawood, 48, and his 19-year-old son Suleman were two of the five people killed instantly when the Ocean Gate submarine suffered a “catastrophic implosion” just 1,600 feet from the Titanic’s bow. It was you.
His family is one of Pakistan’s wealthiest, but has strong ties to Britain. Mr Shazada lived in a mansion in Surrey with his wife Christine, a life coach, and their two children.
He served as vice chairman of Engro Corporation, which produces fertilizers, food, and energy, and Dawood Hercules Corporation, which produces chemical products.
Mr. Derwood and his teenage son were the heirs of the great Derwood business dynasty. Their exact net worth is not clear, but their Karachi-based business has an annual turnover of 1.3 billion pounds.
However, because Shahzada died without a valid will, a Grant of Letters of Administration was issued to the administrator of the estate (usually the legal spouse or nearest blood relative).
Mr Durwood’s £76,958 inheritance was issued to his wife Christine, who continues to live at their home in Surrey.
The will further states that he was residing in Pakistan, and it appears that the majority of his assets remain outside the UK.
In addition to father and son on the Titan, Ocean Gate CEO Stockton Rush (age 61), British businessman Hamish Harding (age 58), and Paul, a former French Navy diver and Titanic diver.・Three people died: Henry Narjolet (77 years old);
Shahzada Dawood and her son Suleman (pictured) died while diving in the North Atlantic Ocean to see the wreckage of the Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland. During this time, the submersible Titan lost contact with its support ships.
One hour and 45 minutes after diving off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean, Titan lost contact with its support ship, the Polar Prince.
Mr Durwood’s £76,958 inheritance was issued to his wife Christine (pictured), who continues to live at their home in Surrey.
The wreckage of the doomed ship was discovered 330 yards from the Titanic’s bow, some 3,700 meters below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dawood and his then 17-year-old daughter Alina waited on a support boat while the search continued until they received the heartbreaking news.
She told the Mail last year: “The moment the rubble was discovered and we knew there were no survivors, Alina and I went out on deck. Until that moment, we had hope. We took some cushions and just… We were sitting there looking out at the ocean. We were both crying.
“I turned to her and said, ‘I’m a widow now.'” She said, “Yes, I’m an only child.” Then we cried some more. ”
She added, “Parents shouldn’t have to grieve over their children. It’s unnatural. Suddenly your purpose, your identity, is stripped away from you.”
Mr Shahzada, a billionaire, is a director of the SETI Institute, a non-profit research organization, and has also worked with the Prince’s Trust.
Suleman had brought a Rubik’s Cube with him on his trip, aiming to break the world record for maximum depth solving a puzzle in 12 seconds.
He studied business analysis and human resources at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, and was planning to join his father in the family business when he boarded the Polar Prince to visit the wreckage of the Titanic on the submarine Titan.
His mother, Christine, is pictured with her son, Suleman, who was a two-year-old toddler.
Christine was spotted going to see the Titanic with her ex-husband before he tragically passed away last year.
Debris from the Titan submarine recovered from the ocean floor near the wreckage of the Titanic is offloaded from the Horizon Arctic at a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Safety concerns included lights and handles that were purchased at a DIY shop and did not have international safety certificates.
Mrs Durwood and her husband had planned to visit the Titanic shipwreck on the Ocean Gate submarine, but the trip was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Suleman became obsessed with the Titanic after completing a 10,000-piece Lego model as a teenager, but she backed away and tried to let him go in her place.
Ms Derwood said she met her husband at the University of Reutlingen in her native Germany, where they “hit it off”.
“We don’t have a grave for them,” she continued. “There were no bodies, but recently we [she, Alina and Shahzada’s younger sister, Sabrina] I went to Singapore. The sea was warm enough for us to walk and I really felt them all around me. “This is such a wonderful gift,” I thought. I don’t need a grave. Because I get to connect with them every time I’m at sea. Because they are part of the ocean. ”
“We stood there with our skirts over our arms and cried for 10 minutes straight. It was very, very cathartic. Now I think they’re just sleeping there. [in the ocean]. ”
Disaster struck after the Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on June 18 last year, when the 21-foot vessel lost contact with its mother ship.
After the submarine was reported missing, rescue teams rushed boats, planes and other equipment to the area, about 700 kilometers south of St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Officials later announced that they believed Titan had imploded when it reached a depth of 12,500 feet and a debris field was discovered.
Billionaire adventurer Hamish Harding, who lost his life on the Titan, was pictured looking out to sea before boarding his submersible.
French Navy veteran Paul-Henri Narjolet (left) and Ocean Gate Expedition CEO Stockton Rush (right) also lost their lives on Titan.
Rescue teams searched thousands of square miles of remote North Atlantic for missing submarine
In October, four months after the tragedy, Coast Guard officials said they had recovered human remains from the scene, but these were not included in the analysis.
In December 2023, Christine posted another tribute to her husband and son. Also include a picture of yourself in the sea.
she said: “Every time I touch the ocean, I feel the ocean, because it’s part of the ocean.”
“When the waves caress my skin, it’s like I hear whispers of love all around me. Even after six months, I still can’t believe it.
“I may look sad, but my heart is not.I am grateful to the people around me who walk next to me and catch me when I stumble, and who make me laugh when I want to cry.” I will hold you.
“This year has been the most difficult year I’ve ever known, but I’m still standing.
“I close my eyes and watch. I feel my roots grow deeper and my heart bleed with me, I fly on tattered wings, I listen with the wind in my hair, and one day I can love with all my might again. like.
