Act 27:17, 41 | ESV | STEP | After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship . Then , fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis , they lowered the gear , and thus they were driven along.

Acts 27:17

17 After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship. Then, fearing that they would ^arun aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, ^{▼▼That is, the sea-anchor (or possibly the mainsail)} and thus they were driven along.

Acts 27:41

41 But striking a reef, ^{▼▼Or sandbank, or crosscurrent; Greek place between two seas} ^dthey ran the vessel aground. The bow stuck and remained immovable, and the stern was being broken up by the surf.