¹⁷ so the men hoisted it aboard. Then they passed ropes under the ship itself to hold it together. Because they were afraid they would run aground^(A) on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor^[a] and let the ship be driven along.

²⁹ Fearing that we would be dashed against the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight.

Paul Ashore on Malta

28 Once safely on shore, we^(A) found out that the island^(B) was called Malta.