BERLIN (AP) — A humpback whale that has become stranded repeatedly off Germany’s Baltic Sea coast in recent days got stuck again on Tuesday, authorities said, less than a day after swimming free. But rescuers were hopeful that it could still find its way out into the open sea.
The whale, which is 12-15 meters (39-49 feet) long, swam free late Monday from the spot near the German port of Wismar where it had been stuck since the weekend. It disappeared from view for hours until it was seen Tuesday morning off an island called Walfisch — as it happens, a dated German word for “whale.”
Police and the environmental group Greenpeace sent…