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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Emily Atkinson

‘Flying’ ship seen off Cornwall coast as rare optical illusion caught on camera

Martin Stroud / SWNS

Stunned visitors to the Cornish coast were able to witness a boat as it appeared to sail across the sky as a result of a rare opitcal illusion usually seen only in the Arctic circle.

The “flying” boat, caught in a rare “mirage”, was captured by photographer Martin Stroud after he spotted the phenomenon in Coverack.

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