Spectacular rescue operation in the Baltic Sea: Wales from network freed

The mighty body can be seen on the water surface, drives in the sea just 80 meters from the coast. Whale rescue in the Baltic Sea!

Freed animal rights activists on Wednesday in Pole A humpback whale over ten meters long that got tangled in a fishing net.

Whale was caught in fishing net

The animal was in the Ostsee trapped, the body wrapped by several nets. The whale drove just 80 meters off the coast near the Wolin National Park. Savior of the WWF Poland and the maritime search and rescue service drove to the animal with their boats.

WWF spokeswoman Agnieszka Veljkovic: “The whale was relatively quiet. On the second attempt by the rescuers to remove the nets, he seemed to understand that he came to help. “

Retters cut humpback whale free

The rescuers get very close with a rubber boat, Grzegorz Smoter films the moment when it finally succeeded in cutting the strong linen. The whale turns in the water, then it dives.

Whales are rare in the Baltic Sea

The animals are not seen often in the Baltic Sea, since that More is relatively small, the water giants do not find enough food there. However, an animal sometimes gets lost from the North Sea. Die Animal rights activist Now want to watch whether the whale finds the way back over the meetings between Denmark and Sweden.

It wasn’t until mid -February A huge sperm whale was washed up on Syltdue to the explosion risk of the tanned body, the animal had to be cut with the chainsaw.

A little later a Dead Buckelwal near Wangerooge discovered on the ghost island of Minsener Oog.