A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Navio Mara Hope Suspension

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As they say… location, location, location!

Along with a boat full of suspension gear, Valnei and friends rowed out to the wreck of the Mara Hope, an old tanker ship that sunk just off the coast of Fortaleza, Brasil in the early eighties.

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More photos continue after the break…

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Rigged to the boat’s crane, they did a guerilla two-point o-kee-pa style chest suspension… I’d wager this is the first suspension off a shipwreck?

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Comments

38 responses to “Navio Mara Hope Suspension”

  1. Ron Garza Avatar

    That is SO badass! I wanna go to brasil and play!

  2. Ron Garza Avatar

    That is SO badass! I wanna go to brasil and play!

  3. serenity Avatar

    That location is motherfrockin schweeeeet! I wish we had a huge ship wreck by our coastline..

  4. serenity Avatar

    That location is motherfrockin schweeeeet! I wish we had a huge ship wreck by our coastline..

  5. Wise Avatar
    Wise

    absolutely amaizing, they couldent have picked a nicer day

  6. Wise Avatar
    Wise

    absolutely amaizing, they couldent have picked a nicer day

  7. Dylan Avatar

    thats so beautiful !
    Perfect spot

  8. Dylan Avatar

    thats so beautiful !
    Perfect spot

  9. cyber_android Avatar

    Location is everything and those photos prove it!
    Nice work!

  10. cyber_android Avatar

    Location is everything and those photos prove it!
    Nice work!

  11. hullwork Avatar

    nicely done! i hope they had their tetanus shot

  12. hullwork Avatar

    nicely done! i hope they had their tetanus shot

  13. severed Avatar

    haha yeah all i could think was tetanus-pit.

  14. severed Avatar

    haha yeah all i could think was tetanus-pit.

  15. melsgam Avatar

    everytime i see a great supsension done somewhere else it just makes the united states look more and more lame. i feel like so much more goes on outside my country and i doubt we’d be able to do anything like that around here, new york has such high security and bla bla blah

  16. melsgam Avatar

    everytime i see a great supsension done somewhere else it just makes the united states look more and more lame. i feel like so much more goes on outside my country and i doubt we’d be able to do anything like that around here, new york has such high security and bla bla blah

  17. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    mmmm… rust

  18. wipebloodwithblood Avatar
    wipebloodwithblood

    mmmm… rust

  19. StrawDog Avatar
    StrawDog

    What does tetanus have to do with anything?
    They brought their own suspension gear, and therefore hooks – so one would assume their hygeine pratices would be the same, wherever they were…

    beautiful location!

  20. StrawDog Avatar
    StrawDog

    What does tetanus have to do with anything?
    They brought their own suspension gear, and therefore hooks – so one would assume their hygeine pratices would be the same, wherever they were…

    beautiful location!

  21. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    I`d join in the choir of all those who said “beautiful”.
    I absolutely love it when you feature these unusual suspension locations!
    And the only concern I`d have here would be with the size and state of that dinghy they used to get out there – it definitely doesn´t look especially seaworthy…

  22. bastian Avatar
    bastian

    I`d join in the choir of all those who said “beautiful”.
    I absolutely love it when you feature these unusual suspension locations!
    And the only concern I`d have here would be with the size and state of that dinghy they used to get out there – it definitely doesn´t look especially seaworthy…

  23. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Beautiful.

    Location is everything.

  24. if6was9 Avatar
    if6was9

    Beautiful.

    Location is everything.

  25. commonwealth Avatar

    seriously all the brasilians i’ve seen on modblog get all the good locations for suspensions!!!
    they’re so creative!

  26. commonwealth Avatar

    seriously all the brasilians i’ve seen on modblog get all the good locations for suspensions!!!
    they’re so creative!

  27. VaMpRyiXiE Avatar

    I cant help but to think about the statement “hope floats,… well shit floats too”

    Weird.

    A truly amazing location though. The color of the water is so pretty.

  28. VaMpRyiXiE Avatar

    I cant help but to think about the statement “hope floats,… well shit floats too”

    Weird.

    A truly amazing location though. The color of the water is so pretty.

  29. Dra Avatar
    Dra

    …I. I have to go there. To that boat.

    And take about five billion pictures.

  30. Dra Avatar
    Dra

    …I. I have to go there. To that boat.

    And take about five billion pictures.

  31. Vegas Avatar
    Vegas

    ok, im with melsgam on this one. theres too much security bullcrap here in newyork. theyd never let us do ANY thing like that around here. ive seen a couple spots that would be a fairly decent place to do one, but theres the security issue. and theyd probably think its a form of suicide with how retarded some people are around here.

  32. Vegas Avatar
    Vegas

    ok, im with melsgam on this one. theres too much security bullcrap here in newyork. theyd never let us do ANY thing like that around here. ive seen a couple spots that would be a fairly decent place to do one, but theres the security issue. and theyd probably think its a form of suicide with how retarded some people are around here.

  33. Breno Avatar
    Breno

    Yeah, i live in fortaleza and i see this ship everytime i go to the beach (Iracema’s Beach), but someday i will go there (not for do this oO), but only to see it 😛

  34. Breno Avatar
    Breno

    Yeah, i live in fortaleza and i see this ship everytime i go to the beach (Iracema’s Beach), but someday i will go there (not for do this oO), but only to see it 😛

  35. marakaibo Avatar

    excelente amigo muy bellas fotos heeee…!!!!!!

    abrasos ..

    nicolas t.

  36. marakaibo Avatar

    excelente amigo muy bellas fotos heeee…!!!!!!

    abrasos ..

    nicolas t.

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