一頭在德國波羅的海沿岸多次擱淺的座頭鯨,經歷數週生死掙扎後,在兩名富商私人資助下,透過注水駁船成功運送至丹麥附近的北海海域放生,最終順利重返大海。
Relief and joy were palpable as rescue workers tugged and guided a humpback whale stranded off Germany's Baltic coast into a floating tank within a barge that will later be pulled out to the North Sea https://t.co/LxEbdvolyH pic.twitter.com/HB2oQhi0Y5
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 28, 2026
屢次擱淺救援無果
座頭鯨Timmy於3月23日首次被發現擱淺在呂貝克(Luebeck)附近沙洲,其後雖曾自行脫困,卻接連再度擱淺。至4月初,其身體日漸虛弱,德國官員一度認為救援無望,決定放棄,此舉引發民眾強烈抗議。其後,當局批准了富商Walter Gunz與Karin Walter-Mommert提出的私人資助救援計劃。
Timmy, a humpback whale repeatedly stranded off Germany’s coast, has been released into the North Sea after a weeks long rescue and relocation mission.
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 3, 2026
Timmy swam free, but experts warn his survival is uncertain. pic.twitter.com/ybpMK88aUz
駁船運送至北海放生
救援團隊最初嘗試以充氣墊與浮筒協助鯨魚移動,但未成功,最終改採駁船載運方案。Timmy被安置於一艘注水駁船上,歷時約兩天航程,從波羅的海的威士瑪灣(Wismar Bay) 運送至北海適合放生的海域。
‘Timmy’ the humpback whale was released in the North Sea after weeks stranded in shallow waters near Germany. Read more: https://t.co/HcFrRsm0ly pic.twitter.com/xwIrO7TUzw
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 3, 2026
鯨魚順利游向大海
當地時間5月2日上午8時45分,Timmy順利從駁船游出,重返海洋。救援組織成員兼資助人Karin Walter-Mommert表示:「牠能自行自由地游動,至少看來,是朝著正確的方向前進。」為持續監測其狀況,Timmy身上已安裝全球衛星定位系統(GPS)發射器,以便追蹤其未來動向。
座頭鯨Timmy最終順利重返大海。X圖片