Images of a ship that… looks, hovering, as a result of a rare visual illusion, were captured with his camera by a man walking near Falmouth, Cornwall.
The BBC's meteorologist David Brain described the phenomenon as "superior mirage" and occurs when "special atmospheric conditions bend light".
According to Brain, this "illusion" is common in the Arctic, while it can occur "very rarely" in the United Kingdom during the winter.
David Morris, who "took" the photo, said he was "surprised" to take it, looking out to sea from the Gillan settlement.
"Upper reflections occur due to a specific weather condition, known as temperature reversal. That is, when the cold air is close to the surface of the sea with warmer air above it ", the meteorologist explained.
"As cold air is denser than hot air, it directs light at the eyes of someone standing on the ground, changing the way a distant object appears," he added.
