Colin McCallum spotted the red "floating vessel" on the horizon as he travelled through Banff, Aberdeenshire on Friday, February 26.
Due to the similar colouring of the sea and sky, the large vessel appears to be sitting amongst the clouds. The keel of the ship is out of view and teamed up with the low lying clouds it appears difficult to see where the water ends and the clear blue skies begin.
A stunned Colin videoed the illusion in motion as he passed by.He explained: "When I first saw the boat, I had to do a double take because I genuinely thought it was floating.“Upon further inspection, however, I noticed that it was in fact just a remarkable optical illusion.
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