Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast

Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany’s Baltic coastSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxA humpback whale lies stranded on a sandbank in the shallow waters off the Baltic Sea on the Island of Poel, near Wismar, Germany, on April 28.PHOTO: REUTERSPublished Apr 28, 2026, 07:18 PMUpdated Apr 28, 2026, 08:07 PMListenBERLIN - An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast began on April 28, after four weeks of intense public debate over the best way to help the animal the public has named Timmy.The juvenile male will be guided through a newly dredged channel onto a water-filled barge normally used to transport ships before heading to the North Sea, according to organisers of a private rescue…

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