"The whale gathered its forces and freed itself using its own strength, the marine biologist Robert Marc Lehmann said. However, he cautioned against premature celebration and said the animal was very ill and had a long way to go before reaching its real home, the Atlantic."
"Experts from the marine conservation group Sea Shepherd also warned that the whale had a skin disease. The animal was being escorted by, among others, two vessels from the Schleswig-Holstein state water police."
A humpback whale stranded on Germany's Baltic Sea coast has successfully freed itself and is now swimming into deeper waters. Rescuers had been working for days to help the whale escape from shallow waters near Niendorf. They used boats and excavators to create a channel for the whale. Although it has escaped, experts warn that the whale is still very ill and may become stranded again. The whale had been entangled in a fishing net and is also suffering from a skin disease.
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