Then, since we were being tossed about strongly by the tempest, on the following day, they threw the heavy items overboard.
And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they lightened the ship;
As we were being dangerously tossed about by the violence of the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;
And as we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw the freight overboard;
We were so battered by the violent storm that the next day the men began throwing cargo overboard.