His report also highlighted some of the 'jerry-rigged' parts helping the vessel operate. Pogue told USA TODAY on Tuesday afternoon that the Titan got 'lost' for a few hours and couldn't find the wreckage of the Titanic during one of the dives on that trip, but unlike the current situation, it never lost all communication with crews on the surface. Pogue's account has drawn attention not just because it's a rare first-hand look at the experience of being in a submersible, but because of the snags it hit along the way. Pogue boarded submersible for a CBS report that aired in November alongside OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who is among the five missing passengers on the voyage to tour the wreckage of the Titanic.
'I was anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime experience, and I got it,' CBS correspondent David Pogue told USA TODAY's '5 Things' podcast. A CBS reporter who last year rode the Titan submersible that vanished off the coast of Canada this week with five people inside told USA TODAY parts of the vessel seemed 'less sophisticated' and described the safety features meant to avoid a crisis like the one it's currently facing.
