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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll

Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast

Humpback whale stranded in shallow waters of Wismar Bay in the Baltic Sea
The whale has been nicknamed Timmy, after Timmendorfer Strand beach in Wismar Bay. Photograph: Daniel Muller/Greenpeace/AFP/Getty Images

The fate of a humpback whale stuck in shallow bays off Germany’s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after it became stranded for a third time.

The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic when it ran into fresh difficulty.

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