And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called The fair havens; nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea.
And, hardly passing it , [ molis ( G3433) paralegomenoi ( G3881) auteen (G846)] - 'with difficulty coasting along it,' owing to the westerly currents and head-winds,
Came unto a place which is called the Fair Havens - or, as being the name of a harbour (and the article not being prefixed, 'Fair Havens;' an anchorage near the middle of the south coast, and a little east of Cape Matala, which is the southernmost point of the island. A charming account of a visit to this anchorage is given by Mr. Smith in Appendix No. 3:, entitled, 'Extract from the Journal of the Yacht " Ursula," Hugh Tennent, Esq. of Well-park, Glasgow, dated Calolimounias (that is, "Fair Havens"), 16th January, 1856, by George Brown.'
Nigh whereunto was the city of Lasea. No other writer mentions this town; and its ruins have been but recently observed and identified by the gentlemen of the party who visited the coast in the yacht 'Ursula'-Hugh Tennent, Esq., the owner of the yacht, and his near relative, George Brown-in 1856. When at Fair Havens, on asking where 'Lasea' was, the answer of their guide was-Two hours' walk to the eastward, close to Cape Leonda; but it is now a desert place. So, getting under weigh, they ran along the coast five miles to this cape. Here two white pillars having been observed by one of the ladies, standing on an eminence near the shore, the vessel hove to, and two of the gentlemen landed. Presently the remains of a city, with the ruins of two temples, were discovered. On asking the name of the place of some peasants, they at once answered, Lasoea. 'So (says Mr. Brown) there could be no doubts.'
Contrary to the advice of Paul, they again put to sea, hoping to reach Phoenicia, and there to winter-But being caught in a violent storm, they drift far westward, and are ready to give up all for lost (27:9-20)