Acts 27:16-20

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

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.

The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to 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.