Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast - Reuters
Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany's Baltic coast Reuters
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"criminal complaints would be filed as necessary."
— Till Backhaus , Politician
"I can't even say how happy I am."
— Karin Walter-Mommert , Executive
"I've always said, those who do nothing make no mistakes."
— Till Backhaus , Politician
""I’m not the type to give up or leave something unfinished," he told Bild."
— Fred Babbel , Other
""I saw for myself how contented he feels in the barge," he said, admitting he too had cried as he watched the operation."
— Till Backhaus , Politician
"criminal complaints would be filed as necessary."
— Till Backhaus , Politician
Key People
Spokesperson for the whale rescue mission.
Fred Babbel is a diver involved in the rescue operation for Timmy the whale.
Karin Walter-Mommert is an entrepreneur financing the rescue effort for Timmy the whale.
Till Backhaus is the Minister for the Environment in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
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German officials have given the green light for a fresh attempt to rescue a humpback whale that has been stranded off the country’s Baltic Sea coast for more than a month.
German rescuers on Tuesday hauled a stranded humpback whale into a special boat due to carry it to deeper waters, in the latest attempt to free the mammal whose ordeal has captured the imagination of Germany for weeks.
German rescuers launched a fresh bid Tuesday to free a humpback whale stranded for a month off the country's coast, aiming to transport the cetacean to deeper waters in a barge.
An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast began on Tuesday, after four weeks of intense public debate over the best way to help the animal the public has named Timmy.
An attempt to remove a stranded humpback whale from shallow waters off Germany’s Baltic coast began on Tuesday, after four weeks of intense public debate over the best way to help the animal the public has named Timmy.
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