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		</div><p><strong>A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said.</p>
<p>Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>The mammal’s health deteriorated as it became repeatedly stranded in shallow waters near the coastal city of Wismar, and unsuccessful efforts to coax it toward deeper seas were live-streamed across the globe.</strong></p>
<p>Mecklenburg Vorpommern’s environment minister gave the green light for the attempt to save the whale, proposed by a private initiative, despite some warnings from the scientific community that it may be too much for the animal.</p>
<p>Jens Schwarck, a member of the private initiative who was on site, said the whale was released around 9am local time, according to the German news agency dpa.</p>
<p>The agency reported that the whale was released about 45 miles from the coast of Skagen, Denmark.</p>
<p>Drone footage showed a whale swimming and spouting water near the barge, though it was not immediately confirmed that the animal was indeed Timmy.</p>
<figure id="attachment_188074" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-188074" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_1562.jpeg" alt="" width="640" height="427" class="size-full wp-image-188074" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-188074" class="wp-caption-text">The humpback whale recovered from a shallow bay off Wismar</figcaption></figure>
<p>A debate emerged about whether to let the whale die in peace or try to assist its return to the Atlantic Ocean.</p>
<p>Activists staged protests on the beach in Wismar calling for its liberation, while others have supported new ideas about how the whale could be transported.</p>
<p>Some scientists believe the whale had searched for shallow waters because it was weak and needed rest. The veterinarians of the private initiative, however, considered the animal fit for transport.</p>
<p>Before the release, a GPS transmitter was reportedly attached to track the whale’s future location, according to dpa.</p>
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