A BIZARRE floating ship was spotted mid-air off the UK coastline in a mind-bending optical illusion.

       The massive tanker was seen in Palm Bay, in Margate, Kent and it looks as though it is hovering above the water.

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       The ship looks like it is floating in this amazing mind trick Credit: Mark Leworthy/Triangle News

       Mark Leworthy spotted it and didn't miss the opportunity to take a snap.

       He said: "I was sitting quietly having a bit of breakfast when suddenly I looked up and saw this.

       "Please tell me it's not a new type of hover tanker."

       He joked: “Someone else said it was a new AirBnB.”

       The floating phenomenon is known as Fata Morgana which is created when the sun heats up the atmosphere above either the land or the sea.

       The warmer air sits above cold air which then causes the light from the ship to bend.

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