sandbank

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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

The stricken vessel was later found on a sandbank.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

“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