Agreed. Cranes - the ones used in ports are absolutely massive. Not realistic. Helicopter not possible. Max lift is the M-26 at 44,000 lbs and containers ar

Agreed. Cranes - the ones used in ports are absolutely massive. Not realistic. Helicopter not possible. Max lift is the M-26 at 44,000 lbs and containers are rated for about 60,000 loaded lbs. Flotation is unlikely due to lack of water depth. Bouyant force is based on displaced water. As long as the ship remained intact, dredging and tugging was almost certain to work. Ultimately a simple problem. Just a matter of time. Of course, keeping the ship intact wasn't a certainty, so even beyond economic pressures, moving quickly was important. They moved a bit slow at first before they realized how bad it really was. After that, it seemed like they did a great job getting the right experts involved and making it all happen about as quick as could be expected given all the logistics.