But we will crash on an island.”
When we were safe on land, we learned that the island was called Malta.
After the men brought the lifeboat in, they tied ropes around the ship to hold it together. The men were afraid that the ship would hit the sandbanks of Syrtis. So they lowered the sail and let the wind carry the ship.
The sailors were afraid that we would hit the rocks, so they threw four anchors into the water. Then they prayed for daylight to come.
On the fourteenth night we were still being blown around in the Adriatic Sea. The sailors thought we were close to land.
