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Rescue for Whale Stranded Off German Coast in 'Decisive Phase'
Six volunteers began the rescue as officials backed a privately funded plan to lift the whale onto pontoons and tow it to open sea.
- On Thursday, a private rescue team began an operation to save a stranded humpback whale off the Baltic Sea coast near the island of Poel, Germany, using pontoons to lift the animal.
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommerns Umweltminister Till Backhaus authorized the private initiative, funded by entrepreneurs Karin Walter-Mommert and MediaMarkt-Gründer Walter Gunz, though the Deutsches Meeresmuseum stated they were excluded from planning.
- Rescuers plan to use air cushions to lift the whale while rinsing it with water; Die Umweltschutzorganisation Greenpeace declined to participate, citing information that the animal is sick and "stark geschwächt."
- Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for moderation regarding online hostility directed at marine experts, noting from Stralsund that the Landesregierung is consulting with specialists.
- If the operation succeeds, a tugboat will transport the whale to the North Sea and potentially the Atlantic, though officials have not confirmed a release timeline given the animal's uncertain condition.
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The last stop in front of the island of Poel – after that it looked like the stranded humpback whale. The rescue operation, which started on Thursday, is currently continuing. The whale moved almost 90 degrees and struck with the tail fin – is he trying to free himself?
The rescue attempt for the humpback whale stranded in front of the island of Poel continues. The animal is apparently in a better condition than expected. Veterinarians accompany the attempt.The preparations for the new attempt to rescue the humpback whale lying off the island of Poel continue at full speed. "The rescue attempt is now entering the hot phase," said the Environment Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Till Backhaus (SPD), at the po…
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The rescue operation for the stranded humpback whale in front of the island of Poel continues. The outcome of the elaborate action is uncertain. Will the privately organized rescue operation for the humpback whale stranded off the island of Poel succeed? There is no clear answer about it. Preparations including a careful external investigation were interrupted yesterday afternoon to give the animal rest. What should we do now? A convoy of severa…
Since the whale has been lying on its coast, people from all over Germany have come to the island to save the animal, but there are also those who want the whale to disappear.
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