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Stranded humpback whale rescued from German waters

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A humpback whale nicknamed Timmy has been rescued after being stranded for more than five weeks in shallow waters of the Baltic Sea off Germany's coast. The whale was carefully coaxed into a water-filled barge and has reached Denmark, continuing its journey towards the North Sea. Local residents who followed the rescue effort are celebrating, with the whale expected to reach its home waters by Friday.

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Stranded humpback whale rescued from German waters

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7News Just InStranded humpback whale rescued from German waters. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

0:00Thank you. A whale has been guided out of shallow waters after becoming stranded for more than five weeks in the Baltic Sea off the coast of Germany. The humpback dubbed Timmy by the German media was slowly coaxed into a water-filled barge and has now reached Denmark as it continues the journey to the North Sea. Locals following the whales' tail are overjoyed and if everything goes well, Timmy should be home by Friday.

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