Overview
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern environment minister Till Backhaus said Wednesday the air‑cushion and pontoon plan is no longer workable and the private team must present a new concept.
- Rescuers now focus on under‑suction and flushing to clear silt beneath the whale, use a nearby support platform, and track him with a transmitter already attached.
- Officials say Timmy remains in a critical state as low water exposes more of his body and increases pressure on internal organs, and offered fish on Tuesday reportedly went uneaten.
- Team capacity has thinned after US veterinarian Jenna Wallace quit accusing two helpers of unsafe conduct, and lead vet Janine Bahr‑van Gemmert was airlifted to hospital with suspected stroke.
- Scientific views diverge over further action, Nabu voices skepticism that a move would help, and Backhaus noted the net in the whale’s mouth does not come from Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern.