Actor Crowe picked up by coastguard

Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe lost his way while kayaking off New York’s Long Island, but was picked up by a coastguard boat and taken to shore.

The 48-year-old Gladiator star and a friend had launched their kayaks from Cold Spring Harbour on the Long Island Sound, but lost their way as the sun went down.

The US coastguard said Crowe and his friend apparently made their way to Huntington Bay beach and called out to a boat on patrol.