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

First spotted in German coastal waters in early March, the whale is thought to have become entangled in netting before eventually becoming stranded on a sandbank on Timmendorfer Strand, near the town of Travemünde.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

On Sunday night, the Castlemore ran aground on a sandbank in the storm and the traffickers on the trawler had to call the Irish coastguard to save them.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

“So you’ll have to take a boat. Crocodile Guts’s boat was pulled up on a sandbank when he died. I doubt whether anyone has disturbed it.”

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer