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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Hope running low for humpback whale stranded off german coast - Caught on Camera

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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