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He's still lying in his holeTimmy's life raft is finished! What's next?
Humpback whale Timmy lies further off the island of Poel and blows out air
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His health status is unclear.
Another day in the drama surrounding the humpback whale Timmy, who was stranded off Poel. A private initiative is still trying to free the animal. Bild reports that his gutter is now ready.
Timmy should be supported with sandbags
The humpback whale stranded near Wismar is still lying in a hole off the Baltic Sea island of Poel in the morning. A spokesman for the Environment Ministry of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Schwerin said that no information could be given about his current state of health.
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Meanwhile, at the port of Kirchdorf on the island of Poel, dozens of so-called big bags filled with sand were loaded from a truck onto a floating platform. They will later be brought to the whale to support the twelve-meter-long animal in its cavity and keep it away from even shallower waters.
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New rescue attempt on Sunday or Monday
According to entrepreneur Fred Babbel, the approximately 100 meter long channel from the whale to the deep fairway should be completed during the day. The marine mammal is expected to be released from its plight on Sunday or Monday – according to the plans of a private initiative.
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However, the transport barge intended for the rescue was late, admitted the private rescue initiative's veterinarian, Kirsten Tönnies, on Friday evening. She did not give an exact time. According to information from Bild, the rescue channel should be ready on Saturday morning (April 25th). (dpa/ajo)
Sources used: dpa, Picture
