No GPS data, but vital signs “in the green” – there is hardly any information about whale Timmy’s whereabouts.Image: DPA
May 3, 2026, 12:41 p.mMay 3, 2026, 12:55 p.m
The day after Timmy was released into the North Sea, there was no trace of the humpback whale. The tracking transmitter attached, which was supposed to track the whale’s journey, is said to be defective Picture writes. A technician from the USA is currently trying to fix the problem.
The Environment Ministry of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had previously criticized the fact that no data from the tracking device had yet been transmitted despite a corresponding agreement with the private rescue initiative. The rescue team said it could not currently be determined in which direction the whale was swimming, without giving any further reasons.
Financed Timmy’s rescue with: the millionaire Karin Walter-Mommert.Image: imago sports photo service
On Sunday it became known: The tracker sends Timmy’s vital signs when he is in the air. One of the benefactors of the rescue operation, Karin Walter-Mommert, said this to the “Bild” newspaper. Everything is “in the green area”. And further:
“If it continues like this for the next 14 days, we will be happy.”
Karin Walter Mommert
Because the first two weeks are considered the critical phase. After that, the chances of Timmy’s survival would be good. The whale’s health had deteriorated as a result of the stranding and the rescue operation.
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