14 But then a very strong wind named the “Northeaster” came from the island.
15 This wind took the ship and carried it away. The ship could not sail against it. So we stopped trying and let the wind blow us.
16 We went below a small island named Cauda. Then we were able to bring in the lifeboat, but it was very hard to do.
17 After the men took the lifeboat in, they tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis. So they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship.
18 The next day the storm was blowing us so hard that the men threw out some of the cargo.
19 A day later they threw out the ship’s equipment.
20 For many days we could not see the sun or the stars. The storm was very bad. We lost all hope of staying alive—we thought we would die.