his idea being that if he fell in with a vessel larger than the boat he would have the galley to defend him, while a ship that was a match for the galley would probably neglect the small vessel to attack the large one, and thus leave him time to escape.
Atenastarrei huts eman zienean, Brasides Szionera joan zen aurretik trirreme lagun bat zeramala eta bera atzetik txalupa batean, txalupa baino ontzi handiagorekin topo eginez gero, trirremeak defendi zezan, eta berearen pareko trirremeren bat agertuz gero, txaluparen kontra barik ontziaren kontra joko zuela suposatuta, kasu horretan ere salbatu egingo zen.