Overview
- The juvenile humpback left a water-filled barge in the Skagerrak on Saturday morning about 70 kilometers from Skagen, according to the private team and livestream images.
- Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern’s environment ministry says it has received no GPS positions from the agreed tag, so the whale’s current location and condition remain unknown.
- The ministry also says a planned onboard video system for veterinarians was never installed, and there is no public footage of the final moments to show how the whale exited the barge.
- Backers Karin Walter‑Mommert and Walter Gunz accuse ship crews of ignoring agreed procedures during the release, while the operator of escort vessel Robin Hood calls the operation coordinated and successful.
- Experts from Greenpeace and Whale and Dolphin Conservation warn survival is uncertain after repeated strandings, and note satellite tags only transmit a position when the animal surfaces, which can explain gaps but cannot confirm well-being.