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Water Police are continuing to search Port Phillip Bay this morning, after a crew member was reported missing from a ship last night. A commercial ship left port around 5pm on Thursday, 30 April. The crew requested assistance when they discovered a member was missing as they were approaching the heads. Police were notified about 8.30pm last night. State Police Search & Rescue Coordination Centre were deployed and conducted a search of the South Port Phillip Bay area. The missing crewman aged in his 30s was not located. A full-scale search utilising Police Airwing, Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s Melbourne-based Challenger…