Re: They hired aboard a tramp steamer . . .
Well, it works in those old B&W movies...
Maybe they did work their way. Pilgrimages do happen.
how it happened is apparently unimportant. That they were there is. Media assumes the public trusts them, so they don't necessarily supply all the info -- and a lot of the writers simply need occasional refresher courses in:
* Who
* What
* When
* Where
* How
&
* Why
Dan