Titan submarine: the mother and wife of two victims makes terrible confessions seven months after the tragedy: Femme Actuelle Le MAG

Christine Dawood lost the two men of her life. On June 18, 2023, her husband and their son died in the Titan’s implosion. The submersible disappeared when it was supposed to reach the wreck of the Titanic, at a depth of 4,000 meters. Four days later, authorities announced the death of the five victims who were on board. In addition to the French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, there were the boss of OceanGate, the American Stockton Rush, the wealthy British businessman, Hamish Harding, the Pakistani tycoon Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman died. A drama for Christine Dawood. Seven months after this terrible implosion, on January 13, 2024, she delivered moving confidences to the Daily Mail. For four days, before “leftovers” passengers are found, she was with her daughter on a ship searching for the Titan. “The moment we knew they had found debris and there were no survivors, Alina and I went up on deck. Until then we had hope, she remembered. We took some cushions with us and sat there looking out at the ocean. We were both crying. I turned to her and said: ‘I’m a widow now‘. She answered : ‘Yes and I’m an only child’.”

The two victims of the Titan implosion have no grave

For seven months, she has woken up finding it hard to believe that she will never see Shahzada Dawood and their dear Suleman again. “Losing a husband is terrible, but when you lose a child…she added to the British media. I love being a mother. I have Alina, but I never wanted to be a single mother of an only child. No parent should have to mourn their child. It’s not natural. All of a sudden, your purpose, your identity is ripped away from you.” In a few days, she will celebrate her son’s 20th birthday with tears in her eyes. Christine Dawood plans to buy inflatable balloons that he loved so much. To help her grieve, she regularly goes to sea. her husband and son have no graves. “I went to Singapore recently and I felt them around me. It’s such a gift. I don’t need a grave because every time I’m in the ocean I’ll be able to connect with them”, she assures. The United States Coast Guard announced on Sunday June 25, 2023 that it had opened an investigation to determine the causes of the implosion of the Titan submersible. Another investigation was opened by Canada, which participated in the search for the submersible. While waiting for the conclusions, Christine Dawood thinks of her husband and her son constantly. But she still doesn’t feel like entering her beloved boy’s room.