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These images of a 'floating ship' were captured as the result of a rare optical illusion.
David Morris said he was "stunned" after taking the photo while looking out to sea near Cornwall, England.
BBC meteorologist David Braine said the "superior mirage" occurs because of "special atmospheric conditions that bend light".
The illusion is common in the Arctic, but can appear "very rarely" in the UK during winter.
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