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35-Foot Humpback Whale Rescued onto Barge, Health Uncertain

4/29/2026

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Rescuers guided the 35-foot humpback whale onto a barge using its own movement, funded by two donors.
State environment minister Till Backhaus approved the rescue and said he would jump into the water.
Scientists warned the whale’s poor health makes survival unlikely and the rescue could cause stress.
The barge “Robin Hood” is being towed on a roughly 400-kilometre route around Denmark toward the North Sea, with its position tracked live.

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Rescuers guided the 35-foot humpback whale onto a barge using its own movement, funded by two donors.
State environment minister Till Backhaus approved the rescue and said he would jump into the water.
Scientists warned the whale’s poor health makes survival unlikely and the rescue could cause stress.
The barge “Robin Hood” is being towed on a roughly 400-kilometre route around Denmark toward the North Sea, with its position tracked live.