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Rescue Teams Work to Refloat Stranded Humpback Whale in Baltic Sea
Rescue teams are using boats to create waves and heavy machinery to dig a channel for a 10-meter humpback whale trapped in shallow Baltic Sea waters, experts say survival chances are slim.
- On Tuesday, rescue teams worked to refloat a 10-meter humpback whale stranded in shallow waters at Timmendorfer Strand beach on Germany's Baltic Sea coast.
- The 10-meter whale was first spotted near Niendorf on Monday, and German experts suspect it is the same animal previously sighted in Wismar and entangled in a fishing net earlier this month.
- Rescuers partially freed the whale from the netting wrapped around its body, though attempts to refloat it using wave-generating boats failed; police erected fencing to prevent onlooker disturbance.
- Carsten Mannheimer of Sea Shepherd reported the whale's health is deteriorating, with the animal developing a skin condition from low salinity, though it remains alive and breathing.
- Experts ruled out towing the whale to sea, stating the weak animal could suffer further harm, so conservationists remained on standby for alternative rescue options.
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hbl.fiThe fate of the humpback whale that has been stranded in front of Niendorf moves people. Whether the animal – even if it were to be released – would be able to survive is open.
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