A humpback whale that had been stranded for days off Germany’s Baltic coast has become stuck again, a Greenpeace spokeswoman said on Saturday. The whale first ran aground early Monday on a sandbank off the Timmendorfer Strand resort near the northern city of Lübeck, drawing widespread media attention.
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Rescuers managed to free a humpback whale that had been stuck on a sand bank on Germany's Baltic coast on Friday. The whale had been stranded for several days on the Timmendorfer Strand, with numerous rescue attempts failing to shift the marine mammal.
A group of sperm whales, including non-relatives, work to keep a newborn calf afloat in the hours after its birth. Project CETI hide caption toggle caption Project CETI The researchers knew something was off.
Published March 25, 2026 last updated March 25, 2026 Efforts to free a humpback whale trapped in shallow waters have so far failed, but wheels are in motion to free the creature. Meanwhile, police are guarding a nuclear waste convoy in western Germany. DW has the latest.
A massive whale remains stuck in shallow water just off Germany's Baltic Sea coast, after rescuers failed the latest attempt to save the animal, authorities said on Tuesday. The roughly 10-meter (32-foot) marine mammal was unable to free itself during the high tide overnight, a police spokesman said.
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