'Gladiator' star rescued by U.S. Coast Guard near Long Island
Posted: Sep 4, 2012 1:41 AM EDT | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 10:18 AM EDT

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. -- Actor Russell Crowe was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after running out of daylight.
The actor was kayaking with a friend in the waters off Long Island on Saturday night.
Crowed tweeted that he did not get lost but simply ran out of daylight.
The pair hitched a ride back to dry land with the crew.
Crowe won an Oscar for his role in the movie Gladiator.