¹² The harbor was not suitable for wintering, so the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there, if somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of ^(A)Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.

^13 [a]When a moderate south wind came up, thinking that they had attained their purpose, they weighed anchor and began ^(B)sailing along ^(C)Crete, closer to shore.

Shipwreck

¹⁴ But before very long a violent wind, called ^[b]Euraquilo, ^(D)rushed down from ^[c]the land; 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. ¹⁶ Running under the shelter of a small island called Cauda, we were able to get the ship’s ^[d]boat under control only with difficulty. ¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[e]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(E)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[f]sea anchor and let themselves be driven along in this way. ¹⁸ The next day as we were being violently tossed by the storm, ^[g]they began to ^(F)jettison the cargo; ¹⁹ and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. ²⁰ 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.