"After several hours, crews were able to encourage the whale to swim a short distance into position so that they could attach it to the barge early on Tuesday afternoon."
"When the sea calms, he will begin his journey in the direction of the North Sea and then he will return to his natural habitat, said Till Backhaus, environment minister for the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania."
"The plan is to use the 'Robin Hood' barge and a larger tug ship, the 'Fortuna B,' to guide the whale towards the North Sea or possibly even further towards the Atlantic Ocean."
A stranded humpback whale, known as 'Timmy', has been coaxed by rescuers in northern Germany towards a freight barge to return it to the Atlantic Ocean. The whale strayed into the Baltic Sea in early March and has been stuck for over a month. Local authorities, convinced by a private company, are making a last effort to save the whale. The plan involves using the 'Robin Hood' barge and a tug ship to guide Timmy towards the North Sea. The whale's survival during this journey remains uncertain.
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