Why the Baltic Sea is dangerous for giants
The Baltic Sea has only a narrow outlet to the North Sea; the murky coastal waters are shallow, noisy, and crisscrossed with nets. Marine researchers suspect that the humpback whale lost its bearings here while hunting herring and injured itself repeatedly in drift nets. Lacerations along its fluke suggest this.
Added to this is the noise and wake from the freighters heading towards Lübeck and Rostock, which disrupts the animals' sonar system. This very acoustic confusion could prevent the whale from finding its way to safety. Just how critical its situation has become since Wednesday evening is evident from this morning's events…
h2>The current situation on Thursday morning
