[10] He had invested in finding growth opportunities through mergers and acquisitions in textiles, fertilizers, foods, and energy in public-listed companies.

[3] Dawood had spoken at the United Nations in 2020 on the occasion of International Day of Women and Girls in Science.

[2] Media reports indicate that Dawood had a keen interest in investigating natural habitats and renewable energies.

[2] Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes after beginning the descent, Titan lost contact with the surface ship, the MV Polar Prince.

[1][27][28] Search and rescue missions involved water and air support from the United States, Canada and France.

[29] On 22 June 2023, the United States Coast Guard confirmed that they had found debris approximately 1,600 feet (500 metres) from the bow of the Titanic that was "consistent with a catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber", and concluded that the passengers aboard Titan – Dawood and his son, Suleman, as well as Hamish Harding, Paul-Henri Nargeolet, and OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush — had all died instantly.