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Coast Guard Picks up Crowe

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Actor lost while kayaking.

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Hopefully his Noah will have a better sense of direction. While on Long Island filming Darren Aronofsky's adaptation of the biblical flood story, actor Russell Crowe got lost kayaking with a friend. The two eventually flagged down a Coast Guard officer who brought them back to their starting point. “It wasn’t really a rescue,” said the officer. “Really, more of just giving someone a lift.” Whatever it was, Crowe was appreciative, tweeting, “Thanks to Seth and the boys from the U.S. Coast Guard for guiding the way,” while also insisting, “We knew exactly where we were, padding around from csh into wind, we ran out of day. Grand adventure eh.”

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