027:013 When the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close to shore. 027:014 But before long, a stormy wind beat down from shore, which is called Euroclydon.{Or, "a northeaster."} 027:015 When the ship was caught, and couldn't face the wind, we gave way to it, and were driven along. 027:016 Running under the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were able, with difficulty, to secure the boat. 027:017 After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along. 027:018 As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard. 027:019 On the third day, they threw out the ship's tackle with their own hands. 027:020 When neither sun nor stars shone on us for many days, and no small storm pressed on us, all hope that we would be saved was now taken away. 027:021 When they had been long without food, Paul stood up in the middle of them, and said, "Sirs, you should have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and have gotten this injury and loss. 027:022 Now I exhort you to cheer up, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship. 027:023 For there stood by me this night an angel, belonging to the God whose I am and whom I serve, 027:024 saying, 'Don't be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.' 027:025 Therefore, sirs, cheer up! For I believe God, that it will be just as it has been spoken to me. 027:026 But we must run aground on a certain island." 027:027 But when the fourteenth night had come, as we were driven back and forth in the Adriatic Sea, about midnight the sailors surmised that they were drawing near to some land. 027:028 They took soundings, and found twenty fathoms.{20 fathoms = 120 feet = 36.6 meters} After a little while, they took soundings again, and found fifteen fathoms.{15 fathoms = 90 feet = 27.4 meters} 027:029 Fearing that we would run aground on rocky ground, they let go four anchors from the stern, and wished for daylight. 027:030 As the sailors were trying to flee out of the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea, pretending that they would lay out anchors from the bow, 027:031 Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these stay in the ship, you can't be saved." 027:032 Then the soldiers cut away the ropes of the boat, and let it fall off. 027:033 While the day was coming on, Paul begged them all to take some food, saying, "This day is the fourteenth day that you wait and continue fasting, having taken nothing.