Whale stranded in Baltic will die unless helped to move soon, say experts

2026-03-24 - 16:10

German rescue teams have been trying to ease the humpback’s path back into deeper waters without success A 10-metre-long humpback whale stranded on a sandbar in the Baltic Sea is in danger of dying if rescue workers do not manage to help it move into deeper waters soon, experts have said. Believed to be a young male, the mammal was spotted by guests of a hotel in Niendorf in Lübeck Bay, northern Germany, on Monday after they heard its deep moans and alerted police. Continue reading...