RedactedNarrative: Unit #1 was at idle speed while he was in a no wake zone at Deer Creek Lake boating swimming area.  The operator put the vessel in neutral, so the passenger could operate the vessel.  When the passenger put the vessel into gear, the vessel’s motor stalled.  
  
  The operator went back to the captain’s chair.  When the operator started the vessel’s motor up again, smoke was rolling out of the battery compartment.  
  
  The operator grabbed the vessel’s fire extinguisher and removed the chair on top of the battery compartment.  When the chair was removed, the operator saw flames and used the fire extinguisher to put the fire out.  The fire melted the wires that were connected to the battery, damaged the battery, and started melting the material under the seat.  The vessel was towed to the Harding ramp by a Natural Resource Officer.