Acts 27:18 records earlier jettisoning of cargo; verse 19 continues throwing the tackle overboard in the same crisis.

Acts 27:38 later jettisons grain to lighten the ship, repeating the pattern of discarding cargo for survival.

Jonah 1:5 has sailors jettisoning cargo in a storm — a direct parallel to this action, highlighting the recurring motif in storm narratives.

Ecclesiastes 3:6 states 'a time to throw away,' directly matching the sailors' deliberate jettisoning of ship's tackle.