Yeesh! Time for a beer and a change of shorts! Not necessarily in that order.
Didn't somebody at one time have a system for pitching-deck helicopter recovery where the helicopter would lower a cable with a hook, someone would hook the cable to the deck, and the helicopter would then "winch" itself down onto the deck? I remember seeing a video of that, and thinking "they're screwed if the wind blows them sideways into the superstructure or over the railing...they couldn't take evasive actions".