Rescue for whale stranded off German coast in 'decisive phase'

A private rescue attempt for a whale stranded off Germany's Baltic coast has entered a "decisive phase", officials said Friday, with the sea mammal showing more activity than in recent days.The 13.5-metre (44-foot) humpback whale's ordeal first began in late March when it was spotted stuck on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck. It first freed itself only to become stuck again further east along the German coast.

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