A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast freed itself overnight after days of rescue efforts, biologist Robert Marc Lehmann said on Friday.
The whale had been stuck in shallow waters off Timmendorfer Strand since early on Monday, drawing heavy media attention.
Lehmann said the whale had been able to swim into deeper water through a channel dug out by a floating excavator. The biologist had snorkelled out to the animal the previous day and tried to guide it through the trench.
Lehmann said the crucial thing now was for the 12- to 15-metre marine mammal to remain in open water and, if possible, make its way to the North Sea. It was still not safe, he stressed, saying its release from the sandbank was not yet a rescue, but only a small step in the right direction.
The animal would only be home once it reached the Atlantic, Lehmann added.
LATEST POSTS
- 1
New method spots signs of Earth's primordial life in ancient rocks - 24 Dazzling And Well known Island Objections In US
- 3The most effective method to Arrange a Higher Medical caretaker Pay During Your Next New employee screening
- 4Holiday travel: Best days to hit the road as 110 million Americans expected to drive over Christmas and New Year's
- 5Zelensky confidant dismissed from further posts amid bribery scandal
- My Enterprising Excursion: Building a Startup
- Do you lean your seat back on the plane? These travel pros — and real-life couple — won't do it.
- 6 Travel Services for Colorful Get-aways: Pick Your Fantasy Escape
- Fundamental Venture The board Apparatuses for Remote Groups
- 5 things for parents to know about changes to kids vaccine schedule
- Qatar, Ireland accuse Israel of using chemical weapons on Palestinians, demand watchdog probe use
- How Mars' ancient lakes grew shields of ice to stay warm as the Red Planet froze
- Why are NASA's Artemis astronauts wearing orange? What are they bringing to space? What to know about the preparation for their moon mission.
- Allow Innovative Progressions To have a Massive Effect
