Stranded whale on Germany's Baltic coast remains stuck

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2026-03-24

Hamburg (dpa) - Concerns continue for a whale stranded on the Baltic Sea coast in northern Germany, as efforts to guide the animal back into deeper water have so far failed, authorities said on Tuesday. A police spokesman said the high tide around midnight (2300 GMT on Monday) was not enough for the roughly 10-metre whale to free itself. The animal was first spotted early on Monday near Niendorf, which is part of the municipality of Timmendorfer......

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