The next day, because we were violently battered by the storm, ¹  they began throwing the cargo overboard, ² 

and on the third day they threw the ship’s gear ¹  overboard with their own hands.

But the centurion, ¹  wanting to save Paul’s life, ²  prevented them from carrying out their plan. He ordered those who could swim to jump overboard first and get to land, ³