An aerial photo taken on May 2, 2026 shows Timmy, the rescued humpback whale, offshore near Skagen after being released from a barge. The whale was first spotted stuck on a sandbank on March 23 near the city of Lübeck before freeing itself and then becoming stuck again several times. Sebastian Peters/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sebastian Peters/Getty Images Timmy, the humpback whale that made global headlines since being stranded in shallow waters for several weeks, was released into the North Sea on Saturday. The 40-foot-long internet phenomenon had been wallowing in shallow waters near Germany since March. According to the New York Times , Saturday's daring rescue mission was the 5th staged attempt to shuttle Timmy back into deeper water. The newspaper reports that the rescue was funded by two German millionaires who commissioned a massive, water-filled barge to transport Timmy to freedom.…