Originally Posted by 747dieseldude
lomapaseo,
The tower got a phone call from someone (i thing he was an officer in the coast guard, or other official) who had seen one engine fall into the water.
It was in the official report. The tower was confused by the crew call that they "lost" the engines, and understood that they knew they had really lost them. Had the crew reported engine fire or failure, the tower would have told them about the phone call.
Thanks for the source of the information but I question whether it actualy got to the tower and was understood as such and/or it was appropriate to convey to the crew.