6 Bible Verses about Shipwrecks

Three times I have been scourged by the Romans; once I have been stoned; three times have I been shipwrecked; a night and a day have I been adrift in the open sea.

keeping fast hold of faith and a good conscience; which certain individuals have cast aside, and so made shipwreck of their faith.

And when we were escaped, we ascertained that the island was called Malta. The foreign-speaking people showed us uncommon kindness, for they lighted a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain and because of the cold. Now when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and thrown them on the fire, a viper crawled out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.read more.
When the natives saw the reptile hanging on his hand, they began saying to one another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet justice does not allow him to live." However, he shook off the reptile into the fire and received no harm. But they kept expecting him to swell up or fall down dead suddenly. But after waiting a long time, and seeing no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said over and over that he was a god. Now in the neighborhood there were estates belonging to the governor of the island, whose name was Publius. He received us and entertained us for three days courteously. It happened however that the father of Publius was lying ill of fever and dysentery. So Paul went to see him and prayed and laid his hands on him and healed him.

But the centurion paid greater heed to the master and to the owner than to anything that was spoken by Paul; and as the harbor was ill adapted for winter quarters, the majority advised putting out to sea from thence, to see whether they could get to Phoenix and winter there, a harbor on the coast of Crete facing northeast and southeast. And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.read more.
But it was not long before a furious wind, called Euroclydon, rushed down from the island; when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it, and let her drive. Then we ran under the lee of a little island named Claudia, where with great difficulty we were able to secure the ship's boat. After hauling it aboard, they used ropes to undergird the ship, and since they were fearful lest they should be driven upon the Syrtes, they lowered the gear and lay to. And as we were being terribly battered by the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard, and on the third day with their own hands they threw the ship's tackling overboard. Then when for many days neither sun nor stars were seen, and a great tempest still beat upon us, all hope that we should be saved was now taken away from us. When for a long time they had been without food, Paul stood among them and said: "Men, you ought to have listened to me, and not have set sail from Crete, and so have spared yourselves this injury and loss.

It was now the fourteenth night, and we were drifting through the Adriatic Sea when, about midnight, the sailors began to suspect that they were drawing near to some land. So they sounded and found twenty fathoms; and after a little they sounded again, and found fifteen fathoms. Then, fearing lest we should run ashore on the rocks, they threw out four anchors from the stern, and longed for day to come.read more.
And when the sailors were trying to flee from the ship, and had lowered the boat into the sea under pretext of laying anchors from the bow, Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, "Unless these men remain on the ship, you cannot be saved." Then the soldiers cut the ropes of the ship's boat and let her fall off. And while day was dawning, Paul kept urging them all to take some food. "This is the fourteenth day," he said, "that you have been on the watch, fasting, having eaten nothing. "So I beg you to take some food, for this is for your safety. For there shall not a hair perish from the head of any one of you." When he had so said and had taken bread, he gave thanks to God before them all, and broke it and began to eat. Then they all cheered up and themselves took food. There were in the ship two hundred and seventy-six souls, all told. After eating a hearty meal, they began to lighten the ship by throwing the wheat overboard. When it was day they tried in vain to recognize the land, but they spied an inlet with a sandy beach, and they began conferring to see whether they could drive the ship into it. They cast off the anchors and left them in the sea, and unloosing at the same time the ropes that tied the rudders, they hoisted the foresail to the breeze, and headed for the beach. But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow struck and remained fixed, but the stern began to break up under the violence of the waves.

But coming to a place where two seas met, they ran the ship aground; the bow struck and remained fixed, but the stern began to break up under the violence of the waves. Now the soldiers were planning to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swim off and so escape. But the centurion kept them from their purpose, because he wished to save Paul. He gave orders that those who could swim should first jump overboard and get to land;read more.
and that the rest should follow, some on planks and some on other bits of wreckage. And so it came to pass that all escaped safe to the land.