text: A huge Marine Corps helicopter made an emergency landing on a Southern California beach on Wednesday, bringing no damages or injuries but leaving an unforgettable spectacle for surrounding swimmers and sunbathers. The CH-53E Super Stallion landed on the shore of this northern San Diego County town shortly after 11:30am after a low oil-pressure indicator light went on in the cockpit, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar said in a statement. The 100-foot copter is twice the size of the humpback whales that sometimes wash up on surrounding shores. It crouched on the sand below a bluff and only a few yards from the surf line, dwarfing surfboard-topped lifeguard vehicles parked nearby. Scroll down for video . Makeshift airport: A Marine Corps helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on a Southern California beach Wednesday morning . Emergency light: The CH-53E Super Stallion's crew landed on the beach in northern San Diego County after a low oil-pressure indicator light came on the in the cockpit . Clean up: The crew and other local authorities cleaned up oil on the beach which dripped from the plane after the landing on Wednesday around 11:30am . Bing Bush and his wife, Julie, who live in a cliffside complex overlooking the beach, were in for a surprise when they stepped out their front door. 'We were just coming down for a beach walk - we come down here quite a bit - and lo and behold there's a chopper on the beach,' Bing said, after posing for a photo in front of the chopper with his wife. 'We thought maybe it was a movie shot or a movie set or something like that.' The precautionary landing came during routine training, Gunnery Sgt. Donald Bohanner said.  The Marines and a local hazardous materials team removed oil that leaked from the copter to the beach, Bohanner said. All good: No one was injured in the landing and the helicopter was fine to later take off and return to Miramar Air Station . Mammouth: The CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter currently being used by the U.S. military . 'There was no injuries, no damage to any property, no injuries to any civilians, which was an awesome, awesome thing right there,' Bohanner said. J.D. Kalt, a 10-year-old who came to the beach with his mother and some friends to check out the helicopter, was amazed by its size. He had his mother take a cellphone photo of him with his two friends in front of the massive aircraft and then bounced around in the sand staring as Marine mechanics wearing flight suits and helmets scrambled atop the chopper. 'It's huge! I like military and Navy, so I might fly one of those someday,' he said. Four hours after the landing, gawkers gathered to watch it take off again and head back to the Miramar base amid a storm of sand and a deafening roar. The helicopter is the largest and heaviest in the U.S. military. It has three engines, can travel at more than 170 mph and can carry a crew of four. Cleared for take-off: The helicopter was parked on the beach for approximately four hours while the crew made sure it was safe to fly . Top speed: The CH-53E Super Stallion has three engines, can travel at more than 170 mph and can carry a crew of four .
target: A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on a north San Diego County beach Wednesday morning .
  The crew landed the helicopter - the largest and heaviest in the military- after a low oil pressure light came on in the cockpit .
  No one was injured or anything damaged in the landing .
  The helicopter parked on the back for four hours before taking off back to Miramar Air Station .