Various news organization are reporting today that the U.S. Coast Guard provided an impromptu lift for Russell Crowe and a companion who had been out kayaking near Long Island and got caught out too close to dark. Crowe managed to flag down a Guard cruiser, and the pair were escorted to safety.

Crowe is, of course, on Long Island for location shooting of Darren Aaronofsky's Noah, scheduled for a 2014 release. CNN's report includes the following:

The Oscar-winning actor thanked "the boys from the U.S Coast Guard for guiding the way" on his official Twitter feed.

In another tweet, he made light of the experience: "Not lost, we knew where exactly where we were ... we ran out of day."

Interestingly, CNN failed to note that Crowe was filming a major biblical epic in the area... and the irony of an ark skipper needing rescue from a kayak was consequently lost on the news org.

Paparazzi-for-a-day trip booker "On Location Vacations" has put up some clandestine photos of actors and extras walking around the Long Island set, if you're interested. If Crowe and companion were out kayaking in one of those getups, I can see how things might get kind of Waterworld-y. Catch the photos quick if you must. The studio will probably make the site take them down soon.