Acts:27:9-28

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* And , as much time was spent , and sailing was now hazardous , because the fast was already over , Paul exhorted them , * saying to them , Sirs , I perceive that this voyage will be attended with injury and great damage , not only to the lading and to the ship , but also to our lives . * But the centurion paid greater regard to the pilot , and the master of the vessel , than to those things which were spoken by Paul . * And as the haven was not commodious to winter in , the greater part advised to set sail from thence , if they might possibly reach Phenice , to winter there ; * which is a haven of Crete , looking to the southwest and northwest : and as the south win blew gently , supposing they were secure of their purpose , they weighed anchor , and sailed on close to Crete . * But not long after , there arose against her a tempestuous wind , which is called Euroclydon . * And as the ship was violently hurried away , and was not able to bear up against the wind , we gave her up , and were driven . * An running under a certain island , called Clauda , we were hardly able to get masters of the boat : * which , when they had hoisted up , they used helps , undergirding the ship : and fearing , lest they should fall upon the quicksands , they struck sail , and so were driven . * And we were exceedingly tossed by the storm , the next day they lightened the ship : * and the third day we cast out , with our own hands , the tackling of the ship . * Now , as neither sun nor stars appeared for several days , and no small tempest pressed upon us , all remainder of hope that we might be delivered , was taken away . * And when there was great want of food , then Paul , standing in the midst of them , said , Sirs , you ought to have hearkened to me , and not to have loosed from Crete , and incurred this injury and loss . * Nevertheless , even now I exhort you to be of good courage : for there shall be no loss of any life among you ; but only of the ship . * For there appeared to me this night , an angel of the God whose I am , and whom I worship , * saying , Fear not , Paul ; you must be presented before Cesar ; and , behold , God has given you all them that sail with you . * Wherefore , take courage , men ; for I trust in God that it shall be so , even as it was told me . * But we must be cast upon a certain island . * And when the fourteenth night was come , as we were tossed up and down in the Adriatic sea , the mariners suspected , about midnight that they drew near to some land ; * and sounding , they found it twenty fathoms : and having gone a little way from thence , and sounding again , they found it fifteen fathoms .

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