Acts 27:15-19
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.
Acts 27:17
After they had hoisted it up, they used supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way.
Acts 27:18
The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo;
Acts 27:19
and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands.