Divers and helpers try to rescue a stranded humpback whale on March 26, 2026 before it managed overnight to swim into deeper waters

Divers and helpers try to rescue a stranded humpback whale on March 26, 2026 before it managed overnight to swim into deeper waters

 Daniel Bockwoldt

A humpback whale struggling in shallow waters off Germany's northern Baltic Sea coast has become stranded for a third time, experts said on Sunday, just hours after the animal had freed itself from a sandbank.

The 13.5-metre (44-foot) long mammal was first spotted in the early hours of Monday on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck. It managed to free itself on Friday after a mechanical digger set up an escape route.

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