7. We moved along slowly for many days. We had trouble getting to Cnidus. The wind did not let us stay on course. So we passed the calmer side of Crete, opposite Salmone.
8. It was not easy to sail along the coast. Then we came to a place called Fair Havens. It was near the town of Lasea.
9. A lot of time had passed. Sailing had already become dangerous. By now it was after the Day of Atonement, a day of fasting. So Paul gave them a warning.
10. "Men," he said, "I can see that our trip is going to be dangerous. The ship and everything in it will be lost. Our own lives will be in danger also."
11. But the commander didn't listen to what Paul said. Instead, he followed the advice of the pilot and the ship's owner.
12. The harbor wasn't a good place for ships to stay during winter. So most of the people decided we should sail on. They hoped we would reach Phoenix. They wanted to spend the winter there. Phoenix was a harbor in Crete. It faced both southwest and northwest.
13. A gentle south wind began to blow. They thought that this was what they had been waiting for. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.
14. Before very long, a wind blew down from the island. It had the force of a hurricane. It was called a "northeaster."
15. The ship was caught by the storm. We could not keep it sailing into the wind. So we gave up and were driven along.
16. We passed the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat.
17. So the men lifted it on board. Then they tied ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. They were afraid it would get stuck on the sandbars of Syrtis. They lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.
18. We took a very bad beating from the storm. The next day the crew began to throw the ship's contents overboard.