8
Then, coasting along with difficulty, we reached a place called `Fair Havens,' near the town of Lasea.
9
Our voyage thus far had occupied a considerable time, and the navigation being now unsafe and the Fast also already over, Paul warned them.
10
"Sirs," he said, "I perceive that before long the voyage will be attended with danger and heavy loss, not only to the cargo and the ship but to our own lives also."
11
But Julius let himself be persuaded by the pilot and by the owner rather than by Paul's arguments;
12
and as the harbour was inconvenient for wintering in, the majority were in favour of putting out to sea, to try whether they could get to Phoenix--a harbour on the coast of Crete facing north-east and south-east--to winter there.
13
And a light breeze from the south sprang up, so that they supposed they were now sure of their purpose. So weighing anchor they ran along the coast of Crete, hugging the shore.
14
But it was not long before a furious north-east wind, coming down from the mountains, burst upon us and carried the ship out of her course.
15
She was unable to make headway against the gale; so we gave up and let her drive.
16
Then we ran under the lee of a little island called Cauda, where we managed with great difficulty to secure the boat;
17
and, after hoisting it on board, they used frapping-cables to undergird the ship, and, as they were afraid of being driven on the Syrtis quicksands, they lowered the gear and lay to.
18
But, as the storm was still violent, the next day they began to lighten the ship;