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.
16. As we ran under the lee of a small island called Cauda, we were able with difficulty to get the ship’s boat under control.
17. After the crew had hoisted it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor, thus letting themselves be driven along.
18. The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, they began throwing the cargo overboard,
19. and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear overboard with their own hands.
20. When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and a violent storm continued to batter us, we finally abandoned all hope of being saved.