 On 17 March, a squall arose and the master of "Argument", Benjamin Pate, watched as "Hazard" was driven ashore and wrecked.Deciding to avoid a similar fate he attempted to run for Broken Bay but missed the entrance and struck Short Reef, where "Argument" was wrecked.All three people on board — Pate, his hand James Dicey, and a passenger, Mary Kirk — drowned.