When it was day, they did not recognize the land. But they noticed a bay with a shore, into which they were determined to run the ship if possible.
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man and not willing to make her a public example, had in mind to divorce her privately.
Casting off the anchors, they left them in the sea while loosening the ropes that secured the rudders. Then they hoisted the mainsail to the wind and made for shore.
When they had escaped, they learned that the island was called Malta.