I concluded, as is indeed probable, that when the ship struck, it being in a storm, the sea broke so high and so continually over her, that the men were not able to bear it, and were strangled with the constant rushing in of the water, as much as if they had been under water.
Congetturai, come veramente era assai probabile, che quando il legno urtò contro allo scoglio i cavalloni suscitati e sollevati dalla burrasca a grande altezza, continuatamente percuotessero il vascello con tanto impeto, che quegli infelici non potendo resistere, restarono finalmente soffocati sotto l’acqua.