Acts 27:13-16 New International Reader's Version (NIRV)

13. A gentle south wind began to blow. They thought that this was what they had been waiting for. So they pulled up the anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

14. Before very long, a wind blew down from the island. It had the force of a hurricane. It was called a "northeaster."

15. The ship was caught by the storm. We could not keep it sailing into the wind. So we gave up and were driven along.

16. We passed the calmer side of a small island called Cauda. We almost lost the lifeboat.

Acts 27