Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off German coast
The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
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"For the whale, this is obviously a stressful situation."
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"I hope the channel is deep enough that material will slide down and that this will motivate the whale to swim in."
— Robert Marc Lehmann , Academic
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The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday.
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