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Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
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Timmy the humpback whale escapes to the North Sea
The whale calf’s repeated stranding off the coast of Germany sparked widespread concern and extensive media coverage.A humpback whale calf that earned huge media attention and the nickname Timmy after being repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near Germany has been released into the North Sea by rescue team.The operation to save the sea mammal, launched as its health deteriorated, transported Timmy in a water-filled barge and released him off Denmark on Saturday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Mexico’s Sinaloa state governor resigns amid US drug trafficking chargeslist 2 of 3Yemen reports hijacked oil tanker headed for Somalialist 3 of 3Spain demands Israel release arrested Gaza flotilla crew memberend of listKarin Walter-Mommert, one of the private financiers of the operation, said the whale appeared to be swimming freely and in the right direction upon his release, the APF news agency reports.He “should now swim up the Norwegian coast toward the Arctic”, she said.Timmy was first spotted near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3. He repeatedly got stuck in shallow waters, despite efforts to encourage him back to the deeper sea.Far from his natural habitat of the Atlantic Ocean, the whale became distressed, and the public became invested in
Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast
Rescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it was beached in shallow waters off the coast in Germany, although marine experts have said its chances of survival are low.The whale, variously nicknamed Timmy or Hope, was released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported there in a water-filled barge by rescuers.The 10-metre long calf swam out of the barge and was later observed blowing through its blowhole and swimming freely “in the right direction”, according to Karin Walter-Mommert from the rescue initiative.The rescue attempt had been criticised by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as “inadvisable” because the whale appeared to be “severely compromised” and was unlikely to survive after its release.Experts from the Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund on Germany’s Baltic coast also recommended the creature should be left to die in peace.The whale has been described as lethargic and covered in blister-like blemishes, and parts of its mouth were believed to be caught in a fishing net.The whale that was stranded in the Baltic Sea off the German coast since March, blows a fountain at the open North Sea on 2 May after leaving a floating barge that had been towing him.
Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released into the North Sea off Denmark on Saturday after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said. Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times. Watch moreScientists, authorities divided over fate of stranded whale in Baltic Sea The whale left the barge it had been towed on from Wismar Bay on the Baltic coast at around 8:45am (0645 GMT), said Karin Walter-Mommert from the rescue initiative. It is now swimming on its own and freely, and at least for the time being, in the right direction, she said. At the start of April, German officials gave up on trying to rescue the animal, saying they believed it could not be saved. But this triggered an outcry and authorities were persuaded to approve a privately financed rescue plan proposed by two wealthy entrepreneurs. The barge idea was hatched after their initial attempt to save the whale with inflatable cushions and pontoons was unsuccessful. Read moreThe
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