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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

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

rescue a wayward whale that has transfixed Germans for weeks has begun in the Baltic Sea despite criticism it has little chance of success and could further harm the 12-tonne creature. The male humpback

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

Timmy is stranded on Friday. Photograph: Frank Molter/AFP/Getty Images The whale’s plight has attracted hundreds of onlookers, including tourists from across [Europe](https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news), who have travelled to Poel to watch the spectacle

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 swimming just below the surface of clear turquoise water, with

Rescuers to use air cushions in latest effort to save stranded whale

Timmy by local media, was first spotted in the Baltic Sea, far from its natural habitat, at the beginning of March and is currently stuck in a shallow coastal area off the island of Poel