11. But the centurion was persuaded more by the captain and the owner of the ship than by what Paul said.
12. Since the harbor was not suitable to winter in, the majority decided to sail on from there, if somehow we might reach Phoenix, a harbor in Crete, facing southwest and northwest, and winter there.
13. When a south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained the necessary conditions, they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
14. But soon afterward a tempestuous wind swept through, called the Euroclydon.
15. When the ship was overpowered and could not head into the wind, we let her drift.
16. Drifting under the lee of an island called Cauda, we could scarcely secure the rowboat.
17. When they had hoisted it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they might run aground on the sand of Syrtis, they let down the mast, and so were driven.
18. We were violently tossed by the storm. The next day they threw cargo overboard.