Acts 27:9-20

9When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even 1the 2fast was already over, Paul began to admonish them, 10and said to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with 3damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11But the centurion was more persuaded by the 4pilot and the 5captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of 6Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

137When a moderate south wind came up, supposing that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began 8sailing along 9Crete, close inshore. 14But before very long there 10rushed down from 11the land a violent wind, called 12Euraquilo; 15and when the ship was caught in it and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and let ourselves be driven along. 16Running under the shelter of a small island called Clauda, we were scarcely able to get the ship’s 13boat under control. 17After they had hoisted it up, they used 14supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might 15run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the 16sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along. 18The next day as we were being violently storm-tossed, 17they began to 18jettison the cargo; 19and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20Since neither sun nor stars appeared for many days, and no small storm was assailing us, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.