Timmy the whale rescue attempt begins off coast of Germany – in pictures

A rescue operation is underway to transport a young male humpback to deeper waters in the North Sea after it became stranded in the Baltic Sea off Lübeck a month ago. The whale’s ordeal has gripped Germany but there are concerns it may be too fatigued and sick to survive • Stranded whale swims on to barge in German rescue attempt Continue reading...

By Matt Fidler

Audacious rescue attempt underway to save stranded whale Timmy on Baltic coast

Timmy the whale has been stranded for around a month in a case that has gripped national attention in Germany

By Alex Croft

Stranded whale en route to open sea on barge

INSEL POEL, Germany (AFP) -- A special boat carrying a stranded humpback whale whose weeks-long struggle to survive has captured hearts in Germany set off for the open seas on Tuesday evening in a last-ditch rescue attempt. Rescuers had earlier succeeded in coaxing the animal into the barge, which has a water-filled hold and is usually used to carry other boats, in an attempt to return it to its natural habitat. The whale, dubbed "Timmy" by German media, and its ordeal have gripped the country s

By The Korea Herald

Stranded humpback whale 'Timmy' sets off in barge as Germany attempts last-ditch rescue effort

Several attempts have been made to rescue the whale since it beached on a sandbank in late March near the city of Luebeck.