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Expert brands rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker

rescue of Timmy the whale ‘an all-round catastrophe’ over deficient tracker Marine biologists and whale experts have [stepped up their criticism](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/29/rescue-stranded-timmy-whale-germany-inadvisable) of a privately funded

Millionaires fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany

fund last-ditch attempt to save humpback whale stranded in Germany A last-ditch effort to rescue a wayward whale that has transfixed Germans for weeks has begun in the Baltic Sea despite criticism

Timmy the stranded whale rescued after weekslong effort

rescue was funded by two German millionaires who commissioned a massive, water-filled barge to transport Timmy to freedom. [![Aerial view of a large whale

Final steps taken before audacious plan to tow whale stranded in Germany to North Sea

Timmy seemed to be preparing himself for the towing strategy. Photograph: Frank Molter/AFP/Getty Images The newspaper, along with local media outlets, has been running a live blog on the whale’s progress as well

Rescuers release humpback whale after it was stranded in shallow waters near Baltic coast

Timmy or Hope, was released into the North Sea off [Denmark](https://www.theguardian.com/world/denmark) after being transported there in a water-filled barge by rescuers. ![A humpback whale which was stranded in the Baltic

Stranded whale ferried out of German waters in barge

funded the rescue were delighted the whale had been saved from shallow waters near the island of Poel where it had spent the past 29 days. "I can't even say how happy