Upon leaving Sidon, the ship encountered contrary winds; and being driven from a direct course, its progress was very slow. At Myra, in the province of Lycia, the centurion found a large Alexandrian ship, bound for the coast of Italy, and to this he immediately transferred his prisoners. But the winds were still contrary, and the ship’s progress slow and difficult. Says Luke, “When we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cnidus, the wind not suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Salmone; and, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens.”{LP 263.2}

Da skibet forlod Zidon, satte sig op imod vindene, og blev drevet fra en direkte kurs, og dens fremmarch var meget langsom. I Myra, i provinsen Lykia, fandt befalingsmanden et stort Alexandrinsk skib, der skulle til Italiens kyst, og han overførte straks sine fanger til dette. Men vindene gik stadig imod, og skibets fremdrift var langsom og vanskelig. Lukas skriver: “efter at sejladsen i adskillige dage var gået langsomt, og vi med nød og næppe var nået ud for Knidus (vinden var os nemlig ikke gunstig), holdt vi ned under Kreta ved Salmone. Med nød og næppe kom vi der forbi og nåede frem til et sted, som kaldes »Gode Havne«."