They're Men of The Sea -- men of the Merchant Navy who measure the time between ports in days and nights. And to see just ho wthse sailors fill in their spare time Herald Photographer Graham Welsh and shipping reporter John Fitzgerald made a round-up of overseas ships in Melbourne yesterday. Californian Paul S. Weinberger (left), 6ft. 9in. and weighing 17st. 2lbs. is second officer in the Alemeda. He's at his favourite hobby - placing U.S. Navy Hydrographic Bureau forms in sealed bottles, which he drops overboard at sea. His pastime gives data on ocean currents. January 01, 1954.