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News & Current Events Mar 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM

Humpback whale stranded again off German coast - just days after rescue

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Humpback whale stranded again off German coast - just days after rescue
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Humpback whale stranded again off German coast - just days after rescue
The whale is reported to have become stuck again in Wismar Bay, north Germany, on Saturday, to the east of where it became stranded earlier this week.
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nbartl Mar 28, 2026 +72
Unfortunately, they often beach themselves when they are ill and going to die.
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Little-Carpenter4443 Mar 29, 2026 +4
lifes a beach
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WhaleOilBeefHooked2 Mar 29, 2026 -8
Beaches be crazy 🤪
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breadb_hole Mar 28, 2026 +37
There is netting stuck in his mouth that they can't get out. Poor guy.
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MadScientist3087 Mar 28, 2026 +53
The sea was angry that day my friends.
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Illimited_Esoterica Mar 28, 2026 +21
Maybe it wants to die? Whales are a mystery.
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ABC_FYH Mar 29, 2026 +6
He freed himself already. But chances are high he will die eventually because he is in bad shape.😔
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i_am_a_lurker69 Mar 28, 2026 +16
Clumsy fella
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sundeigh Mar 28, 2026 -7
He dumb?
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mangalore-x_x Mar 28, 2026 +21
more likely sick and weak.
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sundeigh Mar 29, 2026 -11
Sigh, it’s a reference to Severance
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Ewy_Kablewy Mar 29, 2026 +14
Someone nearby potentially using sonar driving the whale to shore.
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jackal_actual Mar 28, 2026 +7
Possible indication of a submarine in the area
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GrouchyMary9132 Mar 29, 2026 +1
There are probably always submarines in that area. But this part of the Baltic sea is not made for whales to live. It has to much sweet water and is to shallow. The skin of the whale is already full of nasty bumps and some of them are bleeding because he really needs to find his way back into the more salty atlantic. Although he has freed himself again his chances to survive are pretty grim. It really is hard to watch.
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RoleTall2025 Mar 29, 2026 +2
i wouldnt be surprised if this was as a result of increased submarine activity in the area.
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ReasonablyBadass Mar 29, 2026 +2
Maybe he is hurt and confused by human noise or sonar.
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Arathorn-the-Wise Mar 28, 2026 +4
Reminds me of Humphrey.
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PacNWDad Mar 29, 2026 +1
Poor fella just couldn’t seem to swim in the right direction.
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UraeusCurse Mar 29, 2026 +2
I feel you, whale.
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Foooour Mar 28, 2026 +5
dudes just trying to evolve into a dinosaur but we keep throwing it back into the water
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vreemdevince Mar 29, 2026 +5
Last time they left the water they regretted it and went back. Definitely not going to be better this time around.
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thehermit14 Mar 29, 2026 +2
Whales do be whaling. Let's not think of ecology.
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TonyTheTerrible Mar 28, 2026 +2
Something something ... Natural selection Nah but don't they sometimes do this when ill anyway?
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Probable_Bot1236 Mar 28, 2026 +13
Yeah, plus according to the article the Baltic doesn't have proper nutrition nor a high enough salinity for it to survive long. That said, I don't really mind some whale rescue efforts since we screw with them so much with ship traffic and sonar; maybe he got spooked into the shallows by a vessel. But it's not looking so great for this particular individual. At least humpbacks aren't endangered (as a whole species) anymore. I certainly like watching them when I'm on the water.
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O_PLUTO_O Mar 29, 2026 +3
It would be artificial selection given the anthropogenic conditions that have been imposed upon the whale. There is nothing “natural” about the world we have created.
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DiligentImplement611 Mar 28, 2026 -1
Whale trying to be a panda bear.
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TheSpanishImposition Mar 28, 2026
[¬_¬](https://i.imgflip.com/5e06y7.png)
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Stunning-Chipmunk243 Mar 29, 2026
Can they use tug boats and tow it by the tail back out to sea ? Tug boats are immensely powerful for their size
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brochaos Mar 29, 2026 +2
a different article I read said that would injure it...
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Ellamhdava43 Mar 29, 2026 -3
Bro is literally returning to his toxic ex. Somebody get this whale a therapist, he is going through it.
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Legalaway21 Mar 28, 2026 -1
he gotta be trollin
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cutieglimmerr Mar 28, 2026 -1
whale just days after rescue? wild
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UsedToHaveThisName Mar 29, 2026 -1
Goddamnit, Greg.
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karlelzz011 Mar 29, 2026 -1
Did they name him yet? Since we name everything, why don't we call him Aura Digga preferably.
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Trabian Mar 29, 2026 -2
"Look, I just know there's a short cut somewhere. But all these beaches just keep ending up in the way."
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stonertear Mar 28, 2026 -11
Natural selection here. It would be selected if we didnt help it.
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soulstormfire Mar 29, 2026 +9
Only if you consider sonar and human pollution "natural".
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thehermit14 Mar 29, 2026 -4
By whom? I guess it's natural for people to recognise stuff we did as "natural '.
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