Acts 27:42-44

42The soldiers decided to kill the prisoners that they were guarding. They did not want these men to swim to the land and escape.

43But the army officer wanted to save Paul. So he commanded the soldiers not to kill the men. Instead he said, ‘Everyone who can swim, jump into the water first. Then swim to the shore.

44You other people must follow them. Hold on to pieces of wood, or pieces of the ship.’ In this way all of us got safely out of the sea and we arrived on the land.