Acts 27:16-18

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¹⁶ We finally sailed behind a small island named Clauda, where with great difficulty we hoisted aboard the lifeboat that was being towed behind us, ¹⁷ and then banded the ship with ropes to strengthen the hull. The sailors were afraid of being driven across to the quicksands of the African coast,^[a] so they lowered the topsails and were thus driven before the wind.

¹⁸ The next day as the seas grew higher, the crew began throwing the cargo overboard.