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Skin is really bad": stranded humpback whale frees itself again off Germany's coast, says rescuer

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On March 31st morning reports indicate that the stranded humpback whale, previously freed on Sunday after a rescue operation at Wismarbucht near Rostock where its skin was described as being "in really bad condition," has swum back into deeper water thanks to rising sea levels. This development follows an earlier incident in late March when another beached animal required urgent intervention with plans for the next extraction scheduled that same Sunday, highlighting a recurring pattern of entrapment along this German Baltic coast where tides are now proving more favorable than before.

The humpback whale was freed again after struggling to free itself from the sand, though its skin is described as being really bad.

— [Mar 25, 06:49] Tagesspiegel.de

Rising water levels helped a stranded bowhead swim back into open waters in the Baltic Sea and was freed again after struggling to free itself from sand on Wednesday morning. The whale is expected not be able get out of this situation for another few days.

— [Mar 28, 05:43] Stern.de

A stranded humpback has been rescued once more in the Baltic Sea thanks to rising water levels and a new rescue operation. The whale is expected not be able get out of this situation for another few days.

— [Mar 28, 05:43] Stern.de

A stranded humpback has been rescued once more in the Baltic Sea thanks to rising water levels and a new rescue operation. The whale is expected not be able get out of this situation for another few days.

— [Mar 28, 05:43] Stern.de

'The skin condition was really bad': A stranded humpback freed itself again in the Baltic Sea

— [Mar 29, 16:47] Tagesspiegel