After hoisting it up, they used supports to undergird the ship.Then, fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear, and thus they were driven along.

• 既然把小船拉上来，就用缆索捆绑船底，又恐怕在赛耳底沙滩上搁了浅，就落下篷来，任船飘去。