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Surviving Crew (retrieved)
After Commander Miranda Keyes and her strike force of 6 marines (including Avery Junior Johnson) Gravemind took control of the frigate In Amber Clad. The crew of the frigate was drastically understrengthed when the attack occurred and thus was quickly overwhelmed by the superior force.

The flood established a Proto-Gravemind, or transported the Gravemind aboard the vessel and made a Slipspace jump into High Charity.

The Flood next established more Proto-Gravemind inside the remaining Pelicans aboard the In Amber Clad and proceeded to crash them around the city, dispersing numerous Flood Infection Form into the city.

While it is thought that all crew aboard the In Amber Clad had been assimilated by the Flood, it is possible that some aboard the ship escaped without being assimilated. Evidence of this is shown in Halo 3, where in the Mission Cortana, the Master Chief comes across a Pelican in the bowls of the Flood infected High Charity.

The first survivor, a Marine of the 77th Marine Regiment, is found dead outside the bay of the downed Pelican. Around him is found a Flamethrower, SMG, Shotgun, almost empty grenade case, and a supply crate. This Marine is found to be un-affected by the Flood and it can be assumed that he committed suicide with the SMG in his left hand. The second survivor located in High Charity is an ODST. Found much deeper in the bowels of High Charity, this ODST is found with only a flamethrower. Whether or not this survivor was aboard the same pelican as the other survivor is unknown. What can be known for sure is that this ODST is not one that came through the portal on Earth. All ODSTs from that group had painted shoulders demonstrating which units they came from. All ODSTs aboard the In Amber Clad had only basic grey armor, same as the survivor found inside High Charity. It is unknown how this ODST died, seeing how he is not infected by the flood, and no signs of weapon damage appear on his body.