Here's what to know about Timmy, the humpback whale that's sick and stranded in the Baltic Sea
A work pontoon with a special excavator and smaller escort boats are in use near the stranded humpback whale off the island of Poel, near Wismar, Germany, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Stefan Sauer/dpa via AP)
BERLIN (AP) — A humpback whale's likely final days in the Baltic Sea have been livestreamed across the globe as multiple rescue efforts failed to coax it back into deeper waters while the marine mammal gets sicker and weaker.
Nicknamed Timmy by local media, many fear the whale may soon die in the Baltic Sea's shallow waters near the eastern German town of Wismar.
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