After they had hoistedit up, they usedsupporting cablesin undergirdingthe ship;and fearingthat they might run agroundon [the shallows] of Syrtis,they let downthe sea anchorand in this waylet themselves be drivenalong.
Running under the shelterof a small islandcalledClauda,we were scarcelyableto getthe [ship's] boatunder control.
"But we mustrun agroundon a certainisland."
Fearingthat we might run agroundsomewhereon the rocks,they castfouranchorsfrom the sternand wishedfor daybreak.
And casting offthe anchors,they leftthem in the seawhile at the same timethey were looseningthe ropesof the rudders;and hoistingthe foresailto the wind,they were headingfor the beach.
But strikinga reefwhere two seas met,they ranthe vesselaground;and the prowstuck fastand remainedimmovable,but the stern[began] to be brokenup by the force[of the waves].
