41. They struck a sandbar in the water and ran the ship aground. The front of the ship stuck and couldn’t be moved, while the back of the ship was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.
42. The soldiers had a plan to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.
43. However, the officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and swim ashore.
44. Then he ordered the rest to follow on planks or some other pieces ⌊of wood⌋ from the ship. In this way everyone got to shore safely.