After 41 days of repeatedly stranding in the shallow Baltic Sea along the German coast, humpback whale Timmy has finally made it back to deep water.

An international team of rescuers and marine experts worked tirelessly to stabilize him with medical care and constant monitoring.

Through a complex and carefully coordinated operation, they were able to guide Timmy out of the shallow Baltic waters, full of sandbanks and difficult to navigate for a whale of his size, and into the North Sea.

This morning, for the first time in over a month, Timmy was swimming in his natural deep-water habitat again.

Tracking data from his transmitter shows that after about 7 hours, he is continuing in the right direction, heading toward the Atlantic Ocean.