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A former passenger details what it's like inside the missing Titan submersible

The missing submersible is equipped with several mechanisms that can bring it back to the surface during an emergency, according to a former passenger.

The missing submersible that was on its way to view the wreckage from the Titanic relies on a number of "off-the-shelf parts" including a video game controller to steer it, but is also equipped with several mechanisms that can bring it back to the surface during an emergency, according to a former passenger.

CBS Sunday correspondent David Pogue went on the OceanGate Titan in November for an assignment, and said it was like being in a "minivan without seats."

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