38
After the people had eaten all they wanted, they lightened the ship by dumping the wheat into the sea.
39
In the morning they couldn't recognize the land, but they could see a bay with a beach. So they decided to try to run the ship ashore.
40
They cut the anchors free and left them in the sea. At the same time they untied the ropes that held the steering oars. Then they raised the top sail to catch the wind and steered the ship to the shore.
41
They struck a sandbar in the water and ran the ship aground. The front of the ship stuck and couldn't be moved, while the back of the ship was broken to pieces by the force of the waves.
42
The soldiers had a plan to kill the prisoners to keep them from swimming away and escaping.
43
However, the officer wanted to save Paul, so he stopped the soldiers from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and swim ashore.
44
Then he ordered the rest to follow on planks or some other pieces [of wood] from the ship. In this way everyone got to shore safely.