Hazard was of unknown tonnage, probably built in
Sydney in 1800. It was owned by Thorley & Griffiths and had been chartered to Lusk.[1]
In March 1809, three ships, Argument, Experiment, and Hazard left
Pittwater,
New South Wales, bound for Sydney with a cargo of
wheat. A
squall arose and Hazard was driven onto
Box Head, 2 miles (3.2 km) north of
Barrenjoey, New South Wales. Her
master, Andrew Lusk, got into the ship's boat but was unable to persuade his single crew member, a boy, to join him. The boy was washed overboard and was dragged from the surf by some
Aborigines. Lusk attempted to make it to shore but the boat
capsized and Lusk drowned.