Christine Dawood, the mother of Suleman Dawood, a victim of the Titan submersible accident, revealed that she gave her son her seat on the vessel and that he took a Rubik's Cube with him to solve at the bottom of the ocean.

She explained that she had planned to go on the trip to view the wreck of the Titanic with her husband, Shahzada Dawood, but it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Christine said she stepped back and allowed her son to go because he really wanted to. Suleman had expressed his excitement about solving the Rubik's Cube 3,700 meters below sea level.

Christine also shared that the final moments with her husband and son were filled with hugs and jokes. She lost hope after the 96-hour mark of the search, and she sent a message to her family preparing for the worst.

Suleman's aunt mentioned that he went on the voyage to please his father, although he had expressed some fear and hesitation beforehand.

The search for the Titan began when it lost communication with the expedition vessel, and sadly, debris consistent with a catastrophic loss of pressure was discovered. The deaths of the five passengers, including Suleman and Shahzada Dawood, were confirmed by OceanGate. The families of Suleman and Shahzada expressed profound sorrow and highlighted the close bond between the father and son, who shared a passion for adventure and exploration. Shahzada was a Pakistani-British businessman, and Suleman was a student at the University of Strathclyde.

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