*Mermaid sighting in Hamburg Photos A "mermaid" sculpture rises in Germany's Alster lake.*



A man in a canoe paddles around a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg

Man in a rowing boat floats near a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss on Alster lake in Hamburg

Man in a rowing boat floats near a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss on Alster lake in Hamburg

Man looks at a 'mermaid' sculpture created by Oliver Voss in the late evening hours on Alster lake in Hamburg

People in a boat look at a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg

Boats gather around a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg

Boats gather around a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg

A boat passes a sculpture of a giant mermaid designed by German artist Oliver Voss on the river Alster in Hamburg, northern Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011. The sculpture made of styrofoam and steel wi
A man in a canoe paddles around a sculpture of a mermaid at the 'Alster' lake in Hamburg August 3, 2011. The four-meter-high sculpture made by Oliver Voss will be in place until August 12. REUTERS/Morris Mac Matzen (GERMANY - Tags: SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)