Cameron pays tribute to ‘heroes’ who built Titanic

The Belfast shipbuilders of the Titanic are “unsung heroes” who made it possible for many of the passengers to escape, film director James Cameron said yesterday.

The maker of the Oscar-winning movie was in the city to launch the first exhibition dedicated to the film at the Titanic Belfast visitor centre.

Cameron praised human intervention for keeping the ship from rolling as it sank, as engineers from Harland and Wolff used pumps to move water around and prevent the ship from tipping over on its side.