10. “Men, I can see the voyage is going to end in disaster and great loss not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.”
11. But the centurion was more convinced by the captain and the ship’s owner than by what Paul said.
12. Because the harbor was not suitable to spend the winter in, the majority decided to put out to sea from there. They hoped that somehow they could reach Phoenix, a harbor of Crete facing southwest and northwest, and spend the winter there.
13. When a gentle south wind sprang up, they thought they could carry out their purpose, so they weighed anchor and sailed close along the coast of Crete.
14. Not long after this, a hurricane-force wind called the northeaster blew down from the island.
15. When the ship was caught in it and could not head into the wind, we gave way to it and were driven along.