Could Majorian have saved the Western Roman Empire?

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In 457 AD, Majorian became emperor of the Western Roman Empire, and in the short timespan of 4 years, he managed to restore the Imperium from this to this. Is it thus so hard to imagine that he could have completely restored the Western Roman Empire? In our timeline unfortunately, the fleet which he had prepared to reconquer Africa from the Vandals was burned by traitors, likely paid off by the Vandals. Then on his way back to Italy, he was killed by the treacherous Magister Militum Ricimer. But had the traitors not managed to burn the fleet, had the safety precautions been better, I am quite positive that Majorian could have destroyed the Vandal kingdom. He had a fleet of 300 ships at his disposal plus an additional 100-200 ships by the Magister Militum of Dalmatia, Marcellinus, a total fleet and army size comparable to that with which Belisarius managed to reconquer Africa 70 years later. In this alternate timeline, Majorian and Marcellinus would have destroyed the Vandal kingdom, making Africa again a province, thus securing grain shipments to Rome, and greatly increasing the tax revenue for the empire. Ricimer would have stood no chance in that timeline, and he would either have been deposed or killed by Majorian. In that alternate reality, the Western Roman Empire might actually have survived for hundreds more years or maybe even until today.