Photos: The Rescue of Timmy the Whale

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A helper splashes a stranded humpback whale at sunset in shallow waters of the Baltic Sea near Fährdorf, off the island of Poel, Germany, on April 24, 2026. The humpback whale, nicknamed Timmy by German media, became stranded in the area three weeks earlier.

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Greenpeace boats sail alongside a whale lying in the Baltic Sea on March 29, 2026, near the the island of Poel.

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Several excavators...