12. Since the harbor was unfavorably situated for spending the winter, the majority planned to put out to sea from there in the hope of reaching Phoenix, a port in Crete facing west-northwest, there to spend the winter.
13. A south wind blew gently, and thinking they had attained their objective, they weighed anchor and sailed along close to the coast of Crete.
14. Before long an offshore wind of hurricane force called a “Northeaster” struck.
15. Since the ship was caught up in it and could not head into the wind we gave way and let ourselves be driven.
16. We passed along the sheltered side of an island named Cauda and managed only with difficulty to get the dinghy under control.
17. They hoisted it aboard, then used cables to undergird the ship. Because of their fear that they would run aground on the shoal of Syrtis, they lowered the drift anchor and were carried along in this way.
18. We were being pounded by the storm so violently that the next day they jettisoned some cargo,
19. and on the third day with their own hands they threw even the ship’s tackle overboard.