¹⁷ After they had hoisted it up, they used ^[a]supporting cables in undergirding the ship; and fearing that they might ^(A)run aground on the shallows of Syrtis, they let down the ^[b]sea anchor and in this way let themselves be driven along.

²⁹ Fearing that we might ^(A)run aground somewhere on the ^[a]rocks, they cast four anchors from the stern and ^[b]wished for daybreak.