Operator and passenger left Wilderness Park at 11:00 am for boating in Lake Michigan.  At about 8:50 pm the boat caught fire and a gas tank and engine exploded.  Operator and passenger were trying to switch gas tanks.  The entire boat caught fire.  Operator and passenger went into the water with PFD on.  They were not injured.  U.S. Coast Guard from St. Ignace responded and rescued the subjects.  They wre brought to shore by Emmet County air boat.  Vessel #1 was towed in by Emmet County Marine Patrol.  Vessel #1 burned to the waterline.
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