From floating castles to phantom ships, the optical illusion known as Fata Morgana has given origin to many myths and legends. The so-called superior mirage is the result of thermal inversion ...

including the famous morgana fata, where ships can appear to float above the horizon. In the case of the Titanic, it is believed the thermal inversion led to a superior mirage, which creates a ...

The Achilleas, a massive freight ship, was seen 'floating' off the coast of Greece The image is an example of the Fata Morgana illusion ... side of Samothrace. The mirage is thought to be the ...