Overview
- Officials said Saturday morning that Timmy left the barge in the Skagerrak and swam into the North Sea, though no independent confirmation has followed.
- No footage shows the moment of release, and an agreed camera system on the barge was never installed, according to the state environment minister and team members.
- The attached tracker is not providing location data, with organizers citing limited signals, while experts note such tags usually ping only at the surface and do not transmit medical vital signs.
- Veterinarian Kirsten Tönnies alleges she was blocked from the whale, threatened with arrest by the captain, and that filming was discouraged, as drone video from the prior evening shows attempts to fix a line to the whale’s tail fluke.
- The private financiers publicly distanced themselves from how the release was carried out, and the initiative’s lawyer said the team will review the events and consider legal action.