Incorrectly stored oily rags caused a "spontaneous combustion" leading to a fire on a yacht in December, the Ports of Jersey ...

Engine room waste — including sludge and bilge water that became contaminated with oil from ... resulted in the ship amassing oily water, rags and paint chips, court filings state.

Unpermitted treatment of hazardous wastes, including allowing the evaporation of solvents from contaminated rags, and the crushing of mercury-containing lamps into a drum, which exposed employees ...

Crew onboard the private boat had used oil and white-spirit to clean the anchor locker, putting the contaminated rags in an airtight plastic box. PoJ said the rags had been smouldered from "heat ...