🚢 Raising the Byakko This footage shows the dramatic recovery of the Byakko, a Japanese cargo ship raised from the seabed using powerful cranes. Salvage operations like this demonstrate the scale, cost, and technology required to lift a sunken vessel back to the surface. While watching this, many wonder: if modern technology can raise ships like Byakko, could the same ever be done with the Titanic? Experts agree it’s impossible—Titanic is far too fragile, split apart, and would disintegrate if