A rescue team successfully freed a humpback whale, nicknamed 'Timmy,' from shallow North Sea waters near Germany. The whale had been repeatedly stranded since March, with its health deteriorating before the successful release on Saturday.
A tugboat docked at a nearby port is expected to reach the barge
The sad saga of a humpback whale stranded a month ago on the German coast has sparked a flood of compassion but also a media frenzy, angry disputes, conspiracy theories and death threats. As Germans have followed the travails of the sea mammal, dubbed “Timmy” by a newspaper, on their live news tickers, television screens and influencers’ social media channels, some worry about what its epic struggle says about a nation’s collective psyche. Sociologist Christian Stegbauer said the whale, a highly...
