027:001 Now when it was decided that we should sail for Italy, they handed over Paul and a few other prisoners into the custody of Julius, a Captain of the Augustan battalion; 027:002 and going on board a ship of Adramyttium which was about to sail to the ports of the province of Asia, we put to sea; Aristarchus, the Macedonian, from Thessalonica, forming one of our party. 027:003 The next day we put in at Sidon. There Julius treated Paul with thoughtful kindness and allowed him to visit his friends and profit by their generous care. 027:004 Putting to sea again, we sailed under the lee of Cyprus, because the winds were against us; 027:005 and, sailing the whole length of the sea that lies off Cilicia and Pamphylia, we reached Myra in Lycia. 027:006 There Julius found an Alexandrian ship bound for Italy, and put us on board of her. 027:007 It took several days of slow sailing for us to come with difficulty off Cnidus; from which point, as the wind did not allow us to get on in the direct course, we ran under the lee of Crete by Salmone. 027:008 Then, coasting along with difficulty, we reached a place called `Fair Havens,' near the town of Lasea. 027:009 Our voyage thus far had occupied a considerable time, and the navigation being now unsafe and the Fast also already over, Paul warned them. 027:010 "Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo and the ship but to our own lives also." 027:011 But Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments; 027:012 and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there. 027:013 And a light breeze from the south sprang up, so that they supposed they were now sure of their purpose. So weighing anchor they ran along the coast of Crete, hugging the shore. 027:014 But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course. 027:015 She was unable to make headway against the gale; so we gave up and let her drive. 027:016 Then we ran under the lee of a little island called Cauda, where we managed with great difficulty to secure the boat; 027:017 and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to. 027:018 But, as the storm was still violent, the next day they began to lighten the ship;