Russell Crowe had to be picked up by coastguards after getting lost kayaking

Russell Crowe photographed with his rescuersThe 48-year-old actor and a friend were stranded when they lost their way in the waters off New York's Long Island and had to be ferried to a harbor by a rescue boatUS Coast Guard Petty Officer Robert Swieciki said the pair got lost as the sky darkened and beached their kayaks in Huntington Bay, almost 10 miles east from where they had set outThe US Coast Guard was patrolling the area, and heard the 'Noah' star all out to them from the shore around 10pm and paddled over to the boatThe coast guard said: 'He just needed a little bit of help, he just got a little lost Read more