Apr 13 2021, 9:05 ET A BIZARRE 'floating ship' has been spotted off the British coast following a string of mind-bending optical illusions. The vessel was captured from a pub garden in Minster On Sea, Kent, leaving onlookers baffled. 5 5 The ship appeared to be hovering in the sky, well above the horizonCredit: Alamy The ship appeared to be hovering in the sky, well above the horizon and seemingly out of the water. But a rare optical illusion is to blame for the bizarre appearance - which follows a string of similar sightings last month. One man in Falmouth, Cornwall, was left "extremely baffled" just weeks ago when he spotted a large vessel apparently floating just above the waves.