The Daedalus crashed on the planet of Galgalia near the beginning of the war. It scattered debris for hundreds of miles. The crash is notable because although such a crash is normally unsurvivable, four Marines survived the crash by being strapped into four Warthog FAV's in the Daedalus's motor pool. Adhering to the Cole Protocol, the Marines survived for several months on the planet's surface; with the Warthogs to hunt for food and utilizing their on-board desalinization utilities to make fresh-water. The Warthogs' radio systems were later programmed to send out a distress signal to the UNSC fleet and the four marines were all rescued in good health.