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☆ Fact Check-Shahzada Dawood, who died on Titanic sub, was not a WEF vice chairman
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Businessman Shahzada Dawood, a passenger on the deep-sea Titan submersible destroyed during a dive to the Titanic wreckage, who is now confirmed dead, was not vice chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), as claimed in social media posts. One user who shared the claim on Twitter said: “One of the passengers on the Titan submarine is Pakistan billionaire Shahzada Dawood - The Vice Chairman of the World Economic Forum Coincidence? Dawood is not listed as a board member or employee of the WEF via the organization's website (here). A search for Dawood via the WEF website reveals that he was listed as an attendee at various WEF meetings in his capacity as Director of Dawood Hercules Corporation (here). Shahzada Dawood who died on the destroyed Titan submersible was not a Vice Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

Persons: Shahzada Dawood, Dawood, Suleman, “, ” Yann Zopf, ”, Peter Brabeck, Zopf, Read Organizations: Economic, Twitter, Coast Guard, Reuters, Trustees, Business, Dawood Hercules Corporation Locations: Pakistan

☆ Hamish Harding, billionaire explorer and prominent Pakistani father and son are on board the missing sub
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

While the names of those on board have not been released by the authorities, British businessman Hamish Harding, Pakistani billionaire Shahzada Dawood and his son Sulaiman Dawood, and French diver Paul-Henry Nargeolet have been confirmed to be on board the craft. The company said in statement posted on social media that Harding was on board the submersible. From The Explorers ClubFather and sonShahzada Dawood and his son, Sulaiman Dawood, have also been confirmed to be among the five people aboard the submersible. Harding said in a social media post on Saturday that diver Paul-Henri Nargeolet, was scheduled to be on the dive with him. He serves as the director of underwater research at RMS Titanic Inc., the company that has exclusive rights to salvage artifacts from the ship.

Persons: Hamish Harding, Shahzada Dawood, Sulaiman Dawood, Paul, Henry Nargeolet, Harding, Buzz Aldrin, Giles, ” Hamish Harding, Dawood, Hussain Dawood, Shahzada, Abdul Samad, Sabrina Dawood, Dawood Hercules Corporation’s, Henri Nargeolet, “, ”, Nargeolet’s, Nargeolet, David Gallo, … we’ve, we’re Organizations: CNN, Authorities, United Arab, Action Aviation, Explorers, OceanGate Expeditions, Club, Dawood Hercules Corporation, SETI, BFMTV, Titanic Inc, French Navy Locations: British, United Arab Emirates, New York, California

☆ OceanGate Expeditions: What we know about the Titanic-exploring submersible missing off Newfoundland coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-19 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The submersible was part of an eight-day journey conducted by OceanGate Expeditions. It’s still not clear what happened to the submersible, why it lost contact, and how close to the Titanic it was when it went missing. According to OceanGate, Titan is a 23,000-pound submersible made of carbon fiber and titanium. On Pogue’s trip, communications broke down during a dive and the submersible was lost for over two hours, he said. The US Coast Guard is coordinating the search with the US Navy, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian military.

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