Humpback whale ‘Timmy’ released in North Sea after weeks stranded off Germany

The humpback whale recovered from a shallow bay off Wismar (Philip Dulian/dpa via AP)

A rescue team has released from a barge in the North Sea a humpback whale that had been stranded in shallow waters near Germany since March, witnesses said.

Nicknamed Timmy by German media, the whale was spotted swimming near Germany’s Baltic Sea coast on March 3, far from its natural habitat in the Atlantic Ocean.