Berlin, April 20, 2026 (AFP) - Whale stranded on German coast swims off, gets stuck again

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2026-04-20
Efforts to rescue a humpback whale stranded for weeks on Germany's Baltic Sea coast were complicated Monday when the animal unexpectedly swam away but then appeared to have got stuck again. The 13.5-metre (44-foot) whale and its struggle for survival have captured the hearts of the German public, with some of the press calling him "Timmy". Rescuers had cleared sand away from the spot where the whale had been stuck for around three weeks off the i......
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