Acts 27:12-16
Acts 27:12
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 Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
Acts 27:13
When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began sailing along Crete, closer to shore. Shipwreck
Acts 27:14
But before very long a violent wind, called Euraquilo, rushed down from the land;
Acts 27:15
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.
Acts 27:16
Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s boat under control only with difficulty.