sandbank

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The whale, dubbed "Timmy" in Germany's media, was initially spotted stuck on sandbank on March 23.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on 23 March, off the island of Poel on Germany's Baltic coast.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Dubbed "Timmy" by the German media, the whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Luebeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

A humpback whale has freed itself from a sandbank near the German coastal city of Lübeck, after a series of rescue attempts.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

As she walked across the sandbank at the edge of the river, though, she felt the weight of the calabash getting greater and greater.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith