16. After running under the shelter of a little island called Cauda, we were barely able to get control of the skiff.
17. After hoisting it up, they used ropes and tackle and girded the ship. Then, fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the drift-anchor, and in this way they were driven along.
18. Because we were being severely battered by the storm, they began to jettison the cargo the next day.