The captain of a Lake Michigan tour boat intentionally grounded the vessel after a wave blew out a window and caused the boat's electronics to malfunction, forcing passengers to exit by ladder and wade ashore. The 55-foot Pictured Rock, operated by Sleeping Bear Dunes Cruises of Frankfort, Mich., was heading back to port during a sunset sightseeing cruise July 25, 2011, when it took a wave over the bow at about 2020, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The captain radioed for help and, uncertain of the extent of the damage to the vessel, grounded it on a sand beach near Empire.
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