Adramyttian ship – Located in the North-Western region of Asia. Far north of Ephesus.

A change of ships in Myra: Alexandrian Ship from Alexandria of Egypt, North-West of Cairo, Egypt.

Cnidus, South-West Rhodes.

Salmon is now called: Cape Sidero, Itanos, Greece
https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/encyclopedia-of-the-bible/Salmone

In Acts 27:9 is says the “fast was already over” . This appears to be referencing a day of atonement

Acts 27:10 Paul attempts to convince the crew that it would be wise to wait some time before proceeding further but the Centurion is persuaded by the pilot(navigator) and captain of the ship?

Could imagine a taking a crew of inmates from one location to another, the weather is heavy, but you are meant to be there at a set time. While all this is going on, one of your prisoners starts telling you it would be wiser to wait out storm for the sake of you goods and lives. This inmate is not recognized as weatherman or any field as such. What would you do?

The crew attempts to sail near the land in attempts to dock at Phoenix, Crete

A wind from the Northeast sweeps down pushes them to Cauda/Clauda island.

While attempting to get ahold of the ship. The crew used supporting cables in undergirding the ship. Does anyone have insight on how this might have been done and benefits of it?

The crew throws down anchors in attempt to not run aground and be stuck in a sand barge.

What’s wild is the next day they start tossing out cargo. What cargo are they tossing out?

At this point the crew has given up hope of being saved. Caught in a never-ending storm without sun or stars making it difficult for the navigator to know where they are.

After a few days, Paul stands up and starts off by saying “I told you so”, then continues by by stating the he has had a vision of God saving the lives of him and everyone on this ship. Then after struggling hard to not run aground Paul states they must on certain island.

There’s the lack of nourishment from fighting off a frightening storm continuously, then to make sure no one is killed from cargo flying everywhere, it’s all tossed overboard, plus they tossed out all the tackle, all that’s left is a little food, a bunch people who are mentally and physically worn, full of doubt, … and then to top it off, a prisoner get’s up and says… “You see, you should have listened to me… now don’t worry… God will save us but we must run the ship aground on a certain island.”

How would this make you feel?

In the times of Acts, the Ionian Sea was include in the Adriatic Sea

Acts 27:27 starts off by pointing out that when the “…14 night came…” they were in Adriatic Sea. This would imply that they were so lost that land could not be seen prior to this night.

1 fathom = 6 feet

At first Acts 27:29 makes it seem like the sailor are terrible people, but we have to remember that like everyone else on this ship, they just went through torment and likely don’t trust what Paul said earlier about everyone being saved. They see land and chance to get off the cursed ship.

It’s wild to think they had: 276 people on board this ship. This likely included the crew, the centurion with his army, and prisoners.

At the end of their journey they finally make it land, and then within the soldiers is talk about killing the prisoners so they don’t escape. Luckily for Paul, the centurion stopped this so that Paul would be safe.

Sitting back reading Luke’s writing it would be easy to rationally think who would have the energy to run away after everything. But we must remember that the soldiers were responsible for the prisoners and if any escaped it could sometimes mean life or death to soldier failing to do their job. Better dead than escaped was probably their thought process.