Islamabad (Web Desk): Pakistan has expressed deepest condolences to the Dawood family and the family of other passengers on the sad news about the fate of Titanic submersible in the North Atlantic.
"Our deepest condolences to the Dawood family and the family of other passengers on the sad news about the fate of the Titanic submersible," In a statement, Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said in a statement.
"We appreciate the multinational efforts over the last several days in search of the vessel," the FO spokesperson added.
Our deepest condolences to the Dawood family and the family of other passengers on the sad news about the fate of Titanic submersible in the North Atlantic. We appreciate the multinational efforts over the last several days in search of the vessel.
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Shahzada Dawood, a 48-year-old British businessman hailing from one of Pakistan's wealthiest families, embarked on this ill-fated expedition accompanied by his young son, Suleman.
Dawood and his son were among the five people aboard a missing submersible who died in a "catastrophic" event, a Coast Guard official said on Thursday, bringing a grim end to the massive search for the vessel that was lost during a voyage to the Titanic.
It is pertinent to mention that the Titan, operated by the US-based company OceanGate Expeditions, had been missing since it lost contact with its surface support ship on Sunday morning about an hour, 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour dive to the world's most famous shipwreck.
Five major fragments of the 22-foot (6.7-meter) Titan were located in the debris field left from its disintegration, including the vessel's tail cone and two sections of the pressure hull, Coast Guard officials said. No mention was made of whether human remains were sighted.
The submersible lost contact on Sunday morning with its support ship about an hour and 45 minutes into what should have been a two-hour descent.
