{"id":416,"date":"2026-03-30T07:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/?p=416"},"modified":"2026-03-30T07:51:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T05:51:27","slug":"humpback-whale-remains-stranded-in-wismar-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/?p=416","title":{"rendered":"Humpback Whale Remains Stranded in Wismar Bay."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>humpback whale<\/strong> that became stranded off the coast of Wismar in Germany has <strong>not yet freed itself<\/strong> and remains in the bay, according to a spokesperson from the Wismar Water Protection Police. The situation, they noted, <strong>remains unchanged from the previous day<\/strong>, with the whale showing no movement. Low tide and reduced water levels have <strong>made the conditions more difficult<\/strong>, complicating potential rescue efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities are monitoring the whale closely, but further action depends on expert evaluation. Officers from the Water Protection Police, accompanied by <strong>marine biologists from Greenpeace<\/strong>, visited the whale early in the morning by inflatable boat to assess its condition. Decisions on whether the whale should be left undisturbed or gently encouraged to move <strong>will be made based on the situation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the night, the whale was continuously observed, and it <strong>was noted to be breathing<\/strong>. A shift system was implemented by the police to ensure that the animal <strong>was never left unmonitored<\/strong>. On Sunday, the German Oceanographic Museum reported that the whale appeared <strong>very weak<\/strong>, with a <strong>reduced breathing rate<\/strong>, highlighting the need for constant observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, Wismar Bay is experiencing wind and rain, which may further affect the whale&#8217;s condition. Authorities emphasize that <strong>rescue or intervention will proceed cautiously<\/strong>, guided by expert advice to minimize stress and risk for the stranded humpback whale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A humpback whale that became stranded off the coast of Wismar in Germany has not yet freed itself and remains in the bay, according to a spokesperson from the Wismar Water Protection Police. The situation, they noted, remains unchanged from the previous day, with the whale showing no movement. Low tide and reduced water levels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":417,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[495,492,491,494,493,497,496],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-trending","tag-germany-news","tag-greenpeace","tag-humpback-whale","tag-marine-rescue","tag-ostsee","tag-stranded-whale","tag-wismar"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/418"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swisstamils.ch\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}