³⁸ When they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.^(A)

³⁹ When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach,^(B) where they decided to run the ship aground if they could. ⁴⁰ Cutting loose the anchors,^(C) they left them in the sea and at the same time untied the ropes that held the rudders. Then they hoisted the foresail to the wind and made for the beach.