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and docked at Good Harbor (appropriate name!).
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By this time we had lost a lot of time. We had passed the autumn equinox, so it would be stormy weather from now on through the winter, too dangerous for sailing. Paul warned,
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"I see only disaster ahead for cargo and ship - to say nothing of our lives! - if we put out to sea now."
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The centurion set Paul's warning aside and let the ship captain and the shipowner talk him into trying for the next harbor.
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But it was not the best harbor for staying the winter. Phoenix, a few miles further on, was more suitable.
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When a gentle southerly breeze came up, they weighed anchor, thinking it would be smooth sailing.
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But they were no sooner out to sea than a gale-force wind, the infamous nor'easter, struck.
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They lost all control of the ship. It was a cork in the storm.
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We came under the lee of the small island named Clauda, and managed to get a lifeboat ready and reef the sails.
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But rocky shoals prevented us from getting close. We only managed to avoid them by throwing out drift anchors.
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Next day, out on the high seas again and badly damaged now by the storm, we dumped the cargo overboard.