Pope Shenouda III
Jonah
In as much as the mariners were just they were also extremely merciful and compassionate.
When Jonah proved to be guilty, confessing before them his guilt that he had fled from the Lord, and after ensuring that all the trouble that befell them was because of him, they did not want to get rid of him although the sea was growing more tempestuous. They thought of a solution to save the man who was the cause of their trouble 
