Acts 27:16-18

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁶ We ran under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, where we managed with [much] difficulty to draw the [ship’s small] boat on deck and secure it.

¹⁷ After hoisting it on board, they used supports with ropes to undergird and brace the ship; then afraid that they would be driven into the Syrtis [quicksands off the north coast of Africa], they lowered the gear (sails and ropes) and so were driven along.

¹⁸ As we were being dangerously tossed about by the violence of the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;