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(FILES) Aerial photo taken on April 29, 2026 shows the rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. A humpback whale that had been struggling to survive after beaching off the German coast was on May 2, 2026, released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported in a barge, Germany’s News5 agency 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. (Photo by Philip Dulian / dpa / AFP) / Germany OUT