Audacious rescue attempt underway to save stranded whale Timmy on Baltic coast

NewsWorldEuropeAudacious rescue attempt underway to save stranded whale Timmy on Baltic coastTimmy the whale has been stranded for around a month in a case that has gripped national attention in GermanyAlex Croft Wednesday 29 April 2026 10:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2967010","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/timmy-whale-germany-lubeck-barge-rescue-attempt-b2967010.html","title":"Stranded Timmy the whale swims onto barge in last ditch rescue effort"}}CloseMoment crowd cheers on stranded whale 'Timmy' is guided onto barge in rescue operationOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A humpback whale that was stranded on Germany’s...