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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by capableweb on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:51AM (#26356832)
I think "Flying" would be even better, as the ship is most likely moving somewhere, not just standing still.

Would also tie the story into the story of the Flying Dutchman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_Dutchman) and maybe provide some explanation for why people been seeing it as flying

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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by vidarh on Friday March 05, 2021 @12:07PM (#26359149)
The first time I read about optical illusions like these as a kid was this Uncle Scrooge story referencing the Flying Dutchman:

http://duckcomicsrevue.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-flying-dutch...

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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by jarmitage on Friday March 05, 2021 @09:22AM (#26357138)
In this case, being off the coast of Falmouth, the ship is more than likely standing still.
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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by throwawayForMe2 on Friday March 05, 2021 @01:05PM (#26359870)
Especially if you can see big sails flapping or moving with the wind.
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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by 8note on Friday March 05, 2021 @02:41PM (#26361129)
Or if it's got a hydrofoil. Those are also flying, just in water
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Re:'Hovering ship' photographed off Cornish coast by walker by tendencydriven on Friday March 05, 2021 @09:33AM (#26357234)
It is more than likely not moving anywhere.
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