An aerial photo shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline

An aerial photo shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline

 Philip Dulian

A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was Saturday released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said.

Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times.

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