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An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into the side of USS Charleston shortly after taking off from the ship on Monday. No one was injured in the incident, but U.S. Navy officials reported that the aircraft fell into the water and was not recovered. The crash occurred at approximately 3:40 p.m. local time.
“The mishap damaged a safety net on the ship and struck the hull,” the U.S. Third Fleet said in a statement. “Damage to the ship is being assessed, but appears limited to an area above the waterline. Charleston continues operations in the Western Pacific.”
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A U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout drone crashed into the side of Littoral Combat Ship, Charleston soon after it took off from its deck on Monday.
No one was injured, but the 31-foot-long MQ-8B Fire Scout drone fell into the sea and was not recovered, Scott D. Conn, Commander of the U.S. 3rd fleet said in a statement.
A video of the mishap was published by DVIDS, an operation supported by Defense Media Activity, a U.S. DoD field activity.
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Unmanned helicopter crashes into LCS after taking off from the ship 1 hour ago An unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter crashed into a littoral combat ship after taking off from the vessel Tuesday morning. (Navy) An unmanned U.S. Navy helicopter drone crashed into the side of the littoral combat ship Charleston after taking off from the vessel Tuesday morning. The mishap occurred as the ship was underway in the east Pacific, according to U.S. 3rd Fleet. No one was injured, but the 31-foot-long MQ-8B Fire Scout drone fell into the sea and was not recovered, according to 3rd Fleet. The drone was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21 and was stationed aboard Charleston as part of its current mission.