Doug Liman has been hailed a hero after coming to the rescue of three stranded boaters in the Hudson River in New York.
The Bourne Identity director was sailing on his yacht on Wednesday morning (05Aug09) when he saw a cargo ship crush a speedboat, plunging the small crew into the water.
The incident happened at 1am as Daniel Rechelbacher and two friends were enjoying a late night trip on the river
The filmmaker raced to the scene and rescued the trio . Modest Liman says, "It was a close call."
The speedboat crew were left with minor injuries but were taken to hospital to be checked out by doctors..
Coast Guard officials are investigating the incident.
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