Four people are O.K. after the boat they were on caught fire. 
The Mason County sheriff says deputies spotted a 22-foot boat on fire around 6:30 Sunday night on Pere Marquette Lake near the municipal marina.
Deputies were able to get the four men from downstate off the boat and onto their patrol boat.
All four walked away with just minor burns.
Ludington fire crews were able to put out the boat fire.

Five boaters were rescued by a good Samaritan who spotted their 32-foot craft on fire in Boston Harbor last night and sped over to help.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Boston Fire Department quickly responded to the scene at Hull Gut.
“They could see the fire from the station,” a Coast Guard spokeswoman said of the responders from Station Point Allerton that is also located in Hull Gut.
All five people were pulled off the boat by a fellow boater who came to the rescue at about 7:10 p.m., according to the Coast Guard. No injuries were reported and they were all brought to a nearby wharf.

On Tuesday, Aug. 7 at 11:47 a.m., the Itasca County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call, reporting a boat explosion and fire on Big Turtle Lake located in rural Itasca County.
Initial reports were four occupants were in the boat, two children and two adults. Early reports were the two children were thrown from the boat and were wearing life jackets. The two adults jumped from the boat.
Bystanders and Arcadia Lodge staff were able to pull the occupants from the water, bringing them safely to shore.
Three occupants were transported by Bigfork Ambulance to Bigfork Hospital and treated for first- and second-degree burns to the legs.
The boat wreckage was pulled safely to shore and the fire extinguished resulting in no environmental impact.

​Warm and sunny weather brings many people outdoors during the summer for activities including camping and boating. The Tennessee Department of Health reminds residents and visitors to enjoy the season safely and keep in mind the danger of carbon monoxide, or CO poisoning. This summer eleven people have already been sickened by carbon monoxide in four separate incidents involving recreational vehicles or boats.

"We always worry about carbon monoxide poisoning in times of storms and bad weather, when people do things like use portable generators too close to their doors or windows. Unfortunately, it can also happen in beautiful weather when people are enjoying the great outdoors, but where equipment is in poor repair or used improperly," said TDH Commissioner John Dreyzehner, MD, MPH. "CO is a silent killer you cannot see, smell or taste. Follow all manufacturers' directions for safe use of generators and other devices that burn fuels and use carbon monoxide detectors in places like boats, RVs and campers to help prevent illness and death from CO poisoning."

CO is a gas produced by generators, portable heaters, gas stoves and other devices that is dangerous and potentially deadly if inhaled. In 2011, five Tennesseans were killed after the recreational vehicle they rented filled with carbon monoxide from a nearby generator.

In campers and RVs, items that emit carbon monoxide include built-in or portable generators, gas-powered heaters, gas ranges or ovens, portable camp stoves and gas water heaters. The carbon monoxide emitted can build up in enclosed, semi-enclosed or poorly-ventilated spaces, poisoning people and animals who breathe it. On boats, gasoline-powered engines including onboard generators produce carbon monoxide. This can be dangerous to people swimming underneath rear swim platforms where CO can accumulate.

"We recommend carbon monoxide detectors as important tools to prevent CO poisoning," said State Epidemiologist Tim Jones, MD, director of the TDH Communicable and Environmental Disease and Emergency Preparedness division. "CO poisoning often occurs when people are sleeping. CO monitors are widely available at home and hardware stores and can provide an early warning before the gas reaches a dangerous level in your RV, camper or boat."

Follow these tips to help prevent CO poisoning:

• Inspect the RV's generator exhaust system regularly, at least before each outing.
• Test the vehicle's carbon monoxide detector every time you use an RV.
• When the RV is parked, be aware of nearby vehicles that may be using generators. 
• When parking, make sure exhaust gases can easily blow away from the vehicle.
• Never use a gas generator inside a home, garage, carport, basement, crawlspace, tent or camper 
• Never use a gas generator less than 20 feet from any window, door or vent. 
• Never use a gas range or oven for heating. This can cause a build-up of CO inside the camper, cabin or home.
• Never use a portable gas camp stove indoors. 
• Never burn charcoal indoors.

Common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath and confusion. Breathing high levels of CO can cause loss of consciousness or even death.

If carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected, turn off possible sources of the gas. Any person who has been exposed to excessive CO should go outside immediately to get fresh air. If someone is unconscious, open doors and windows to bring in fresh air. If you or anyone else is sick due to a CO exposure, call 911 immediately. For other questions about carbon monoxide poisoning, call the Tennessee Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.

A boat was completely destroyed by fire in Malletts Bay Monday.
It happened in the middle of the bay, about a half a mile east of the causeway.
Two people were on the boat when the fire started. They got off in time and nobody was injured.
The Coast Guard says there's no way of determining what caused the fire because the boat was destroyed.

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Two people were treated for burns following a boat fire on the Housatonic River in Stratford on Monday.
Fire crews extinguished the blaze on Monday morning, with the department's Safeboat.
The Safeboat is docked at the Birdseye Boat Ramp on the Housatonic River south of I-95 and is responsible for approximately 20 miles of shoreline on Long Island Sound, fire officials said.
It is unclear what sparked the boat fire.

Crews responded to a boat fire on the St. Croix River near downtown Hudson, Wisconsin, on Friday evening.
According to Hudson Fire Chief Scott St. Martin, no one was injured when the boat exploded.
It drifted back into the water but has since been removed from the river.
The chief said Hudson fire had to wait for Stillwater, Minnesota, to assist, because his department does not have a fire boat.
Police say the owner was trying to get it on a trailer at the boat launch when the explosion happened.
The boat was engulfed in flames, and debris landed near the shoreline.
Park visitors were evacuated before the fire was extinguished.