37. (In all we were 276 persons on the ship.)
38. When they had eaten enough, they began to lighten the ship, throwing the wheat into the sea.
39. Then when daylight came, they did not recognize the land; but they noticed a bay with a beach, where they planned to run the ship aground if they could.
40. So they cut off the anchors and left them in the sea, while loosening the ropes of the rudders at the same time. Then, hoisting the forward sail to the wind, they made for the beach.