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Rescuers transport stranded whale by barge to freedom in North Sea
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- A humpback whale that repeatedly beached itself near Germany's Baltic coast was released into the North Sea Saturday after two entrepreneurs financed a barge to transport the trapped creature to freedom.
- Issued on: 02/05/2026 - 10:13Modified: 02/05/2026 - 10:51
- By: FRANCE 24 An aerial photo shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline.
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A humpback whale that repeatedly beached itself near Germany's Baltic coast was released into the North Sea Saturday after two entrepreneurs financed a barge to transport the trapped creature to freedom.
Issued on: 02/05/2026 - 10:13Modified: 02/05/2026 - 10:51
By: FRANCE 24 An aerial photo shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline. © Philip Dulian, dpa via AFP A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching near the German coast was released into the North Sea off Denmark on Saturday after being transported in a barge, a member of a rescue mission said.
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