Acts 27:17

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but the men lifted it on board. Then they tied ropes around the ship itself to hold it together. They were afraid it would get stuck on the sandbars of Syrtis, so they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

Cross References

Acts 27:29

They were afraid we would crash against the rocks, so they dropped four anchors from the back of the ship. Then they prayed that daylight would come soon.

Acts 27:41

But the ship hit a sand bar, so the front of it got stuck and wouldn’t move. The back of the ship began to be broken into pieces by the pounding of the waves.

Acts 27:26

But we have to run the ship onto the beach of some island.”

Acts 27:16

We passed along the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat that was tied to the side of the ship,

Acts 27:40

So they cut the anchors loose and left them in the sea. At the same time, they untied the ropes that held the rudders. They lifted the sail at the front of the ship to the wind and headed for the beach.