Strathclyde University student Suleman Dawood, age 19, is believed to have been killed aboard the lost submarine Titan.
On Thursday evening, the United States Coast Guard said a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) found debris on the sea floor consistent with the “catastrophic loss” of the submarine.
Dawood, a Business undergraduate, was on board the vessel with his father and three other people when it disappeared on Sunday.
A spokesperson for the United States Coast Guard said an ROV had “discovered the tailcone of the Titan submersible approximately 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic.
Statement from Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Principal & Vice Chancellor:
— University of Strathclyde (@UniStrathclyde) June 22, 2023
To the Strathclyde Community,
I write to you with a heavy heart to share the news that one of our students, Suleman Dawood, is a passenger on board the submersible that is missing in the North Atlantic. (1) pic.twitter.com/t46PVWpADN
“The ROV subsequently found additional debris. The debris is consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber.
“On behalf of the United States Coast Guard and the entire Unified Command, I offer my deepest condolences to the families.”
The spokesperson continued to say that evidence suggested the submarine imploded after the vessel’s pressure chamber collapsed.
Early Thursday evening UK time, the international search effort for the lost submarine reportedly detected a “debris field” in the vicinity of the Titanic, the craft’s destination.
Oceangate, the company which owns the submarine, said on Thursday evening that they believe its passengers “have sadly been lost”.
A debris field was discovered within the search area by an ROV near the Titanic. Experts within the unified command are evaluating the information. 1/2
— USCGNortheast (@USCGNortheast) June 22, 2023
“We grieve the loss of life and joy they brought to everyone they knew.”
The submarine went missing on Monday, under two hours into a dive to visit the site of the Titanic.
An international search effort was launched around the last known location of the submarine, approximately 900 miles east of Boston, Massachusetts.
More to follow…
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