### [2026-04-29](/feed/2026/04/29/index.md)

##### Barge
# A barge carrying Timmy, a humpback whale that has been stranded off Germany's coast in the Baltic Sea for several weeks, departs for the North Sea where Timmy is set to be freed. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern environment minister Till Backhaus says the whale is showing signs of good health. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/germany-denmark-timmy-humpback-whale-north-sea-cbc279b8e77acecca8161eb375af3455)

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