Acts 27:6-28

6There the centurion found an 1Alexandrian ship sailing for 2Italy, and he put us aboard it. 7When we had sailed slowly for a good many days, and with difficulty had arrived off Cnidus, 3since the wind did not permit us to go farther, we sailed under the shelter of 4Crete, off Salmone; 8and with difficulty 5sailing past it, we came to a place called Fair Havens, near which was the city of Lasea.

9When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even 6the 7fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them, 10saying to them, “Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with 8damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11But the centurion was more persuaded by the 9pilot and the 10captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul. 12The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of 11Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

1312When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began 13sailing along 14Crete, closer to shore. 14But before very long a violent wind, called 15Euraquilo, 16rushed down from 17the land; 15and when the ship was caught in it and could not head up into the wind, we gave up and let ourselves be driven by the wind. 16Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s 18boat under control only with difficulty. 17After they had hoisted it up, they used 19supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might 20run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the 21sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way. 18The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, 22they began to 23jettison 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 slowly abandoned.

2124When many had lost their appetites, Paul then stood among them and said, “2526Men, you should have followed my advice and not have set sail from 27Crete, and thereby spared yourselves this 28damage and loss. 22And yet now I urge you to 29keep up your courage, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 23For this very night 30an angel of the God to whom I belong, 31whom I also serve, 32came to me, 24saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; 33you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has graciously granted you 34all those who are sailing with you.’ 25Therefore, 35keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that 36it will turn out exactly as I have been told. 26But we must 37run aground on a certain 38island.”

27But when the fourteenth night came, as we were being driven about in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors began to suspect that 39they were approaching some land. 28And they took soundings and found it to be twenty fathoms; and a little farther on they took another sounding and found it to be fifteen fathoms.