‘Mayday, Mayday!' Helicopter loses engine, makes emergency landing on NJ pier

A helicopter made an emergency landing at a New Jersey cruise ship terminal Tuesday after its pilot called in a “mayday” and asked for help finding an immediate landing spot, telling air traffic control they lost an engine.

Air traffic control correspondence shows a relatively calm conversation unfold between the pilot and controllers, as they discuss the aircraft’s stability and find a landing point in Bayonne.

Both the pilot and the co-pilot, the only two people aboard, were OK, radio communication indicated.

Chopper 4 over the scene shows a helicopter, possibly one associated with a tourism company, on the pier.

No other details were immediately available.

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