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

In Germany, the whale was first seen on the sandbank near the city of Luebeck, on Germany's Baltic Sea coast, before freeing itself but then becoming stuck again several times.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

A rusting cargo ship now lies stranded on a sandbank in the blue lagoon, where only a handful of fishing boats float around.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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