15. The ship was caught in it and could not sail against it. So we stopped trying and let the wind carry us.
16. When we went below a small island named Cauda, we were barely able to bring in the lifeboat.
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.