36 So they all were encouraged and partook of food themselves.
37 (Now we were in all two hundred seventy six persons on the ship.)
38 And when they had eaten their fill of food, they lightened the ship by throwing the wheat into the sea.
39 Now when day came, they did not recognize the land, but they noticed a certain bay having a beach, onto which they decided to run the ship ashore if they could.
40 And slipping the anchors, they left them in the sea, at the same time loosening the ropes of the steering oars. And hoisting the foresail to the wind that was blowing, they held course for the beach.
41 But falling into a place of crosscurrents, they ran the ship aground. And the bow stuck fast and stayed immovable, but the stern was being broken up by the violence.
42 Now the plan of the soldiers was that they would kill the prisoners lest any escape by swimming away,