Overview
- The whale, first spotted near Niendorf before dawn on Monday, remains stuck on a sandbank despite nonstop efforts.
- Teams used boats to make waves and partially cut away an entangling net, yet the animal has not reached deeper water.
- Responders also tried a suction excavator to dig a channel during high tide, but the whale has been too weak to move.
- Sea Shepherd reports the whale’s condition has worsened and suspects a skin disease linked to the Baltic’s low salinity, which can stress ocean whales.
- Police fenced off the beach and kept boats around the site as experts warn bad weather could hinder new attempts and earlier sightings suggest this may be the same whale seen entangled days ago.