Mark 4:36

And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with them.

Even as he was . . . This means that:

The disciples sailed off with him just as he was in the boat from which he had been teaching the people; and they did not wait to provide any accommodations for the passage.[43]

And other boats were with them ... This very important detail indicates: (1) that the great audience on land was supplemented by a considerable number who approached in boats to hear the Lord, and (2) that there were other witnesses of the great miracle besides those aboard with Jesus. This also emphasizes the sudden and unexpected nature of the storm; because, if it had been threatening, neither the disciples nor those in the other boats would have begun the crossing.