Whale Stranded Near Germany, Private Team Working to Rescue 12-Tonne Mammal

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The rescue attempt for the humpback whale is delayed. The private initiative is covered up on schedule and criticizes the authorities. They say wrongly – and refer to a special arrangement for a doctor from Hawaii.

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Nineteen days ago, Timmy the whale became stranded on a sand dune in Kirchsee, near the island of Poel in the Baltic Sea. Against the advice of experts and despite initial resistance, a private team organized a rescue operation for the whale, the first of its kind in the world. They were to try to pull the whale into the depths with a tugboat.

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The new rescue attempt for the stranded humpback whale 'Timmy' in Germany is in full swing today. Rescue workers are trying to slide an airbag under the 12-ton whale, after which the animal would be towed away towards the North Sea. However, there is considerable criticism of the latest operation, an initiative by several private investors.

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On the third day of a privately organized rescue attempt for the humpback whale stranded in front of Poel, the work continues on and off the island. Between the nearby harbour in Kirchdorf and a working platform on the water, workers commute back and forth by boat on Saturday morning and, among other things, brought diving equipment to the area of operation. In the morning, officials had already driven binoculars on a police boat near the whale …