The body of a crew member who vanished from a commercial ship overnight has been found.
Water Police made the discovery in water off Frankston, Melbourne, about 2.30pm on Friday.
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“The male is yet to be formally identified but is believed to be the missing crewman,” Victoria Police said.
“The death will be investigated … but is not being treated as suspicious at this stage.”
The alarm was raised about 8.30pm on Thursday, with a major rescue operation at Port Phillip Bay launched to find the worker, aged in his 30s.
The full-scale multi agency search involved Police Airwing, Australian Maritime Safety Authority Aircraft, HEMS Air Ambulance and water vessels.
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