Overview
- A roughly 10-meter whale was reported entangled near Steinbeck on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Wismar water police.
- A local fisherman retrieved and cut his own net, after which the whale swam seaward under escort from the police boat Hoben for about 35 minutes.
- A line remains wrapped around the animal, and responders say conditions are currently too rough for an active search or disentanglement.
- Authorities and Sea Shepherd, coordinating with the Stralsund marine museum and the Travemünde traffic center, believe it is the same whale seen in Wismar last week.
- Police report no current risk to shipping, and teams are depending on public sightings to help relocate the whale.