New York ( CNN ) -- In his many blockbusters , actor Russell Crowe plays the man of the hour , swooping in to the rescue . But this weekend , he needed a little help of his own . The Coast Guard plucked the actor and his friend from the waters off New York 's Long Island after the pair lost their way while kayaking . Coast Guard personnel were on a routine patrol in the area when they heard one of the two calling for help Saturday night , Petty Officer Anthony Kozak said . Comments : Top five zingers for Russell Crowe . Crowe paddled out on his kayak to the Coast Guard boat and hitched a ride back with them into Huntington Bay . `` They were just lost in the area after nightfall , '' Kozak said . `` Was n't really a rescue of sorts , more of an assist . Nobody called 911 or anything . The Coast Guard happened upon the situation . '' No one was injured , and Crowe seemed like an experienced kayaker , Kozak said . 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 . '' Crowe won an Academy Award for best actor in `` Gladiator . '' He has appeared in various movies , including `` Robin Hood , '' `` The Insider '' and `` A Beautiful Mind . '' Crowe to play Noah in Aronofsky film .
The Coast Guard rescued the actor from the water off New York 's Long Island . ` ` Was n't really a suicide of sorts , more of an accident , '' the response . No one was injured .