Ursula Siebert

The provided news articles do not mention anyone named Ursula Siebert. Instead, they detail the plight of a humpback whale stranded near Timmendorfer Strand in the Baltic Sea. The whale, approximately ten meters long, is trapped in shallow water and unable to return to the open ocean on its own. Rescue efforts are underway, but options are limited and pose risks to the distressed animal, which is exhibiting signs of stress. Initial attempts using a suction dredger failed, and a larger dredger is being assembled. Carsten Mannheimer, a captain with the marine conservation organization Sea Shepherd, is involved in the rescue efforts. The whale's predicament is newsworthy due to the unusual occurrence of a humpback whale in the Baltic Sea and the challenges of safely rescuing such a large marine mammal from a precarious situation.