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An American drone that is part of a fleet that patrols the border with Mexico has crashed off the coast of southern California.An American drone that is part of a fleet that patrols the border with Mexico has crashed off the coast of southern California.
Customs and Border Protection said the drone was looking for drug and people smugglers when a mechanical problem developed about 20 miles south-west of San Diego late on Monday. Spokesman Mike Friel said the Arizona-based crew operating the drone decided to crash it in the Pacific ocean.Customs and Border Protection said the drone was looking for drug and people smugglers when a mechanical problem developed about 20 miles south-west of San Diego late on Monday. Spokesman Mike Friel said the Arizona-based crew operating the drone decided to crash it in the Pacific ocean.
The $12m surveillance drone was part of a fleet of 10 the Department of Homeland Security uses to patrol the border. It was just one of two maritime Predator B drones equipped with radar specifically designed to be used over the ocean. The $12m surveillance drone was part of a fleet of 10 the Department of Homeland Security uses to patrol the border. It was just one of two maritime Predator B drones equipped with radar specifically designed to be used over the ocean.
Friel said the cause of the mechanical failure was unknown, and the fleet would be grounded pending an investigation. There were no injuries as a result of the landing.Friel said the cause of the mechanical failure was unknown, and the fleet would be grounded pending an investigation. There were no injuries as a result of the landing.
The agency last lost a drone was over Arizona in 2006, shortly after the program began. That crash was the result of an operating crew error.The agency last lost a drone was over Arizona in 2006, shortly after the program began. That crash was the result of an operating crew error.