Running aground on the Syrtis (27:17) was a real fear for mariners on the Mediterranean Sea in NT times. The Syrtis was an extensive sandbar off the coast of North Africa. During a storm, if a ship was not properly anchored it could be carried for miles off course and into dangerous shallow waters such as the Syrtis.
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