rick, when a ship leaves the dock to go to sea, gear like cranes will be dogged down like it was to go through a hurricane. the generators that power the cranes would be off line as well. the crew members that operate the cranes will be doing those jobs that they do underway that are totally different than the jobs they do while in port. the article mentioned that the cradle was set up by the sailboats crew while loading the vessel. the sailboats crew would not be on the ship while at sea. if the vessel was in heavy seas, and i do not know that it was, the last thing a ships crew would do is take off all the securing gear to the cranes and start swinging them around. also, when a ship starts moving cranes and cargo the crew will need to counter those movements with water ballast and that takes time. all that gear takes a long time to ready and warm up and man. cargo is replaceable, the crew ain't. ships do not operate anything like these toys we play on.
i don't know what your smelling rick
i don't know what your smelling rick