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When considerable time had passed and the voyage was now dangerous, since even ^(C1)the ^(F1)fast was already over, Paul started admonishing them,

saying to them, "Men, I perceive that the voyage will certainly be with ^(C1)damage and great loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives."

But the centurion was more persuaded by the ^(C1)pilot and the ^(F1)captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.

The 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 ^(C1)Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

^(F1)When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(C1)sailing along ^(C2)Crete, closer to shore.

But before very long a violent wind, called ^(F1)Euraquilo, ^(C1)rushed down from ^(F2)the land;

and 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.

Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship's ^(F1)boat under control only with difficulty.

After they had hoisted it up, they used ^(F1)supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(C1)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^(F2)sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.

The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, ^(F1)they began to ^(C1)jettison the cargo;

and on the third day they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

Since 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.