Chemical leak in ocean possible

[Eggman Empire]

*News brief published by Eggman News Network*
Late last night, a severe storm led to the sinking of a cargo ship containing hazardous material. The sinking claimed the lives of 7 of it's 92 crew and occurred East of the peninsula. The ship in question was carrying, amongst other things, decommissioned chemical munitions. These items were being carried to a classified port to be brought to a military base on the eastern seaboard of Eggman Empire to be properly destroyed. General Yerkes, commander of all Imperial forces, had this to say:

[quote]What we have learned so far, is that during the ship's voyage, a storm struck. An unusually large, er, freak wave struck the vessel, causing it to capsize. I can assure the coastal populous, and neighboring countries, this sort of incident had been planned for, and the munitions are all stowed and properly secured in air-tight, pressure resistant containers that will prevent any contamination from entering the surrounding waters. They will also keep the munitions safe until dive teams have recovered all the containers.[/quote]

This [url="http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/662/hazmat.jpg"]map[/url] shows the location of where the ship when down. Located inside the red square is the area the vessel was sunk in. The black square indicates the area where cargo, including the munitions is believed to have drifted. At the present time, the area has been deemed a quarantine zone by the government and all unauthorized ships and aircraft will be redirected or temporarily detained.

[king of cochin]

The Maritime Safety Promotion Organization acknowledges the warning notification issued by Eggman Empire and shall forward the notification to all merchant shipping companies in the world.