Yes. The sailors rowed hard to bring the ship back to land, but they could not because the sea grew more and more tempestuous Jonah 1:13. Only after praying did they throw Jonah into the sea Jonah 1:14–15.
This unit concludes the shipboard crisis in Jonah 1. Just before it, Jonah identifies himself as fleeing yahweh and presents being thrown overboard as the means by which the sea will quiet.
This passage matters because it ties the detail to the larger movement of the book, keeping the answer connected to context rather than isolated wording.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Jonah 1:13, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
13Nevertheless the men rowed hard to get them back to the land; but they could not, for the sea grew more and more tempestuous against them.