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Whale to be removed from Danish island after failed German rescue
Danish officials will conduct a post mortem examination on the whale, which was released into the sea from a barge more than two weeks ago.
May 20, 2026Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge
The final operation to save the whale is being closely followed, after the failure of earlier attempts.
April 29, 2026Effort 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
April 28, 2026Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale
"Timmy" has been stranded in the Baltic Sea for weeks despite several attempts to free the ailing animal.
April 16, 2026Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
Rescue teams now believe the whale has reached deeper water in Lübeck Bay and hope it will head for the wider sea.
March 27, 2026Rescuers 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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German minister defends ‘perfectly human’ decision to allow attempt to rescue whale Timmy
Humpback stranded on sandbank was unlikely to survive, experts had said, recommending it be left to die in peace The German authorities have defended their decision to allow a risky rescue attempt of
Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge
More than five weeks after a humpback whale became stranded in shallow waters on the German coast, a barge has ferried the animal out of German waters, en route to the North Sea. The final operation
Operation under way to rescue a humpback whale stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast
Berlin ― 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
German bid to rescue 'Timmy' the whale stranded off Baltic coast passes key hurdle
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
Effort begins to rescue Timmy, the humpback whale, stranded off Germany’s Baltic coast
By Friederike Heine BERLIN, April 28 (Reuters) – 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 de
Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale
Rescuers plan to use air cushions in the latest attempt to free a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's northern coast for weeks. The whale, nicknamed Timmy by local media, was first sp
Whale swims for freedom after big German rescue effort on Baltic coast
A humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue attempts. Rescue teams say the whale is now swimming in deeper water 300m (1,00ft) o
Rescuers attempt to save stranded humpback whale off German coast
Rescuers are continuing to try and save a stranded humpback whale off Germany's north coast. The marine mammal, which is stuck on a sandbank, was first spotted in Lübeck Bay on Monday. Diggers have