Watch: NYPD Harbor Unit Rescues 8 After Seaplane's Hard Landing

Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing eight passengers after a seaplane made a hard emergency landing in the East River near the NY Skyport over the weekend.
July 7, 2026
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  • Body camera footage shows NYPD Harbor Unit officers rescuing eight passengers after a seaplane made an emergency landing in the East River near the NY Skyport on Sunday.
  • Officers quickly responded to the scene and helped passengers evacuate the aircraft and board a police watercraft.
  • No passengers suffered serious injuries, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch highlighted the response in footage shared on social media.

Newly released body camera footage shows NYPD officers rescuing eight passengers aboard a seaplane that made a hard landing over the weekend.

The incident happened shortly after noon Sunday when the plane made an emergency landing in the East River near the NY Skyport, according to NYPD bodycam footage posted to social media by Commissioner Jessica Tisch. The department's Harbor Unit responded to the landing and began helping the passengers off the plane and onto a watercraft.

"Whether it's on land, in the air, or on the water, the NYPD is there for every emergency," Tisch stated.

None of the passengers were seriously injured in the landing. 

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Joining Endeavor Business Media in 2018, Joe has worked on the company's city services publications. He began working at OFFICER.com as the assistant editor. Before starting at Endeavor, Joe had worked for a variety of print and online news outlets, including the Indianapolis Star, the South Bend Tribune, Reddit and Patch.com.
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