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The 200-foot Just J’s has returned to Miami

Owned by billionaire retail king Jay Schottenstein

Just J’s, a 200-foot superyacht owned by retail mogul Jay Schottenstein (CEO of Schottenstein Stores, which has ownership in American Eagle Outfitters, Cold Stone Creamery, and DSW), has returned to the Epic Marina in Downtown Miami.

The name likely comes from the fact all of Jay’s immediate family starts with the letter “J,” notes Super Yacht Fan : “All the names of Jay Schottenstein’s direct relatives start with a J: Jay is married to Jeanne, he has three sons: Joseph, Johnathan and Jeffrey and his grand children are named Jacob and Jonah.”

The majestic vessel’s fitness center is located on the stern, providing a direct water view, and she’s also outfitted with a tender and four jet skis. Just J’s can accommodate 16 guests.

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#JustJs #EpicMarina #Brickell #MiamiCircle A photo posted by Mr. E (@highdrone) on Jun 25, 2015 at 4:28pm PDT

After the Hakvoort Dutch yard completed the 2012 expansion of its facilities and new dry dock in Monnickendam, it was able to accommodate the 61-metre superyacht, Just J’s, its largest to date. Just J’s is constructed with steel and an aluminium superstructure. Exterior design is by Sinot Yacht Design, while her naval architecture is by Diana Yacht Design. She accommodates 12 guests in a master cabin, VIP cabin, four doubles on the main deck and a double and a twin on the lower deck. Her overall length is (61m/200ft.) A photo posted by The Yachts of Newport (@yachtsofnewport) on Jul 8, 2016 at 1:22pm PDT

Big guns are at the Boat basin and Just J's is the biggest of the lot! What a beautiful yacht - love the jet ski port! #summer16 #nantucket #ack #nantucketboatbasin #justjs #jetski #massachusetts #travel #yachting #superyacht #howcoolisthat A photo posted by J. Griffin (@satedepicure) on Jul 28, 2016 at 3:04pm PDT

Love when my favorite #MegaYacht is in town #Miami #Brickell #JustJs #Motivation #YachtLife #Goals A photo posted by Jamie Rose Maniscalco (@jamie_r0se) on May 5, 2016 at 1:40pm PDT

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Just J’s artfully blends elegance, luxury, and modern design in a graceful 61-metre superyacht.

This remarkable yacht accommodates 14 guests and 15 crew members with ease, melding luxury with cutting-edge technology. Every aspect of her design is a testament to attention to detail, born from a harmonious collaboration with the owner’s team.

Just J’s is a triumph of design and construction

61.00 m / 200’13″ft

Bespoke luxury

Despite her significant volume and five-deck configuration, Just J’s remains streamlined and elegant with a spacious interior combining a mix of modern and classic elements.

She features guest suites and a VIP stateroom on the main deck, ensuring stunning views for every guest. The owner’s private deck comprises an impressive master suite complete with a custom skylight, two bathrooms, and a breathtaking private bar and sky lounge.

Brochure Just J’s (pdf download 4,5 MB)

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Specifications Just J’s

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Just J’s, delivered in 2016, measures 61 metres with an 11-metre beam. She was designed by Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design, with Diana Yacht Design handling naval architecture and engineering.

Built for an astute yacht owner, Just J’s embodies luxurious family living at sea. JUST J’S offers an unbeatable combination of style, comfort, and cutting-edge design, with her impressive amenities matched only by her effortless blend of sophistication and practicality.

Amongst her stand-out features is a spectacular custom-designed elevator – a true testament to Hakvoort’s prowess in engineering. The lower deck also features a gym in the spacious lazarette, with a large tender and four jetskis launched from both port and starboard. Add in the sun deck with a 3×2 metre swimming pool, and it’s easy to see why Just J’s captured the attention of many upon her launch.

Just J’s attracted industry-wide recognition upon her launch as a finalist at the Showboats Design Awards 2017 in the Best Exterior Design & Styling category, as well as a nominee in the World Superyacht Awards 2017.

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Delivery of NEW 61m JUST J’S – The Largest Motoryacht built by Hakvoort to date

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Hakvoort Shipyards have proudly announced the successful delivery of the 61-metre JUST J’S to her highly involved Owners. The largest motoryacht built by the prominent Dutch shipyard to date, this exciting new vessel boasts ingenious design and cutting-edge technology.

Just Js by Hakvoort Shipyard

At 61m, JUST J’S breaks the yard’s previous record, set by the 50-metre LADY MARINA in 1994, however, the next yacht to be launched by Hakvoort will be even longer.

JUST J’S’ exterior combines Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design flair with extraordinary Hakvoort workmanship. Her most striking characteristics are the massive windows, especially in the guest cabins on the main deck forward and the lines of the hull. Thanks to her elongated silhouette, partially closed foredeck and balance between the superstructure and the hull, she looks substantially longer than her 61 metres on the water.

The breath-taking JUST J’S spans over five amazing decks, each with its own theme. The overall theme is contemporary, with a traditional nautical edge to the panelling, trimming and woodwork. This combination of modern and classic was important to the owners, who wished to mix up the feel of being on a yacht with the informal atmosphere of a beach residence.

The main deck is the most formal part of luxury yacht JUST J’S, characterised by deep blue and shimmering silver tones. There are four guest suites and the VIP stateroom, all providing fantastic vistas and direct, easy access to the spacious main salon and dining room. The main deck dining room, which seats 14, has a graceful, airy feel.

The entire deck above the main deck is entirely devoted to the owners. The glass dome above the bed ensures an unprecedented feel of volume and airiness to the owner’s stateroom. There is also a comfortable owners’ lounge, which is surrounded on three sides by glass. A similar peaceful ambience is available on the aft deck, with a large circular dining table, bar and BBQ. Other highlights of the owners’ deck are a gorgeous study and a charming, private outdoor corner forward with a breakfast nook flanked by a whirlpool bath.

A family-friendly yacht, JUST J’S offers a lovely sky lounge with a wealth of wide, comfy couches. The bridge deck also features a comfortable cinema room and generous aft outdoor zone for alfresco entertaining, with two round tables and a wealth of settees and sun loungers.

The sundeck continues the relaxing blue-green colour scheme of the bridge deck. The highlight here is the amazing 3 x 2-metre pool forward with a contraflow system, decorated in gorgeous mosaics in a Caribbean style.

The spacious and comfortable crew quarters for up to 16 crew members consist of eight crew cabins. The lower deck also hosts two additional guest cabins, a spacious lazarette containing a gym as well as the tender and four Jetskis, which are launched from large gullwing doors on either side.

To top it all off, JUST J’S can easily reach a top speed of 15,5 knots, can comfortably cruise at 13 knots, and has a range of some 4,000 nautical miles.

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Updated on September 1, 2017

Hakvoort’s never ending story now benefits from the launch of their largest yacht to date, a gorgeous vessel called  Just J’s . This superyacht is the epitome of luxury and also the best ambassador of the renowned Dutch Hakvoort shipyard, statements that the owners of this beauty will surely agree with.

Hakvoort partnered up with Sinot Exclusive Yacht Design for this stunning project, specifically for the interiors and exteriors of the yacht, while the team at Diana Yacht Design was responsible for the calculations and innovation such an engineering challenge implies.

Oozing timeless elegance, the exterior of this superyacht shows off a unique blend of a luxurious yacht atmosphere and the homey feel you would get from a beach house. Large windows and generous interior spaces were the way to go to achieve this mix, while five guest staterooms, the VIP suite and four additional guest cabins accommodate passengers in a marvelous way.

A coherent style, with the focus on comfort but also luxury, allows the interiors of this vessel to overwhelm anyone. Every single space on the yacht is completely unique, adding to the charm of the superyacht that is Just J’s. The large 14-seater dining table acts as a social area, benefiting from soothing lighting and a wonderful atmosphere.

The owner’s suite features panoramic windows facing forwards and an over-sized skylight that allows them to admire the stars while they lay down and rest in complete luxury. The yacht’s forward area shows off a Jacuzzi and a relaxing breakfast area with a view, while the bridge deck is said to be the one that comes with a true beach house feel.

The storage area hides several toys and tenders, launched with the help of two overhead cranes, while the aft section was fitted with a selection of gym equipment. Powering up the yacht are two caterpillar type 3512C engines, which enable Just J’s to reach a top speed of 15 knots, and a transatlantic range of 4,000 nm – while at 12 knots. Surely, the 16 crew members will make any trip enjoyable, with their impeccable service and attention to detail.

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On board with Bob and Amy Book, owners of 47m superyacht Book Ends

Having gone two years without a yacht, superyacht owners Bob and Amy Book are making up for lost time. They have crossed the Atlantic to explore the Med – and meet new friends along the way, as they explain to Risa Merl...

“Yachting defies common sense. It's really irrational when you think about it; a deep-rooted love,” says Bob Book, owner of 47 metre Heesen Book Ends , his 17th yacht of that name.

It was in the middle of their honeymoon more than 40 years ago in Acapulco, Mexico, that Book and his wife Amy discovered their passion for boating. The newly-weds went out on a little five metre boat along the coast, and Book was instantly smitten. “I went back every day until I got sun poisoning. I’m on my honeymoon in this very romantic place, and I couldn’t do anything! Good introduction to boating, right?” Book says with a laugh. Back home in New York, Book wasted no time and bought his first boat.

“It was a 25ft single screw. It had a mustard hull and yellow seats. Amy named it Book Ends , which has stuck all these years,” says Book. “I was the captain and she was my first mate. And we had no idea what we were doing.

”Since that time, the Books have become seasoned sailors, owning ever-larger Book Ends , including a Westport 112 and a 40 metre before their new Heesen. The maiden voyage of the first little yellow Book Ends was a short mosey down the Hudson River and around the Statue of Liberty. For second-generation Americans, whose grandparents arrived at Ellis Island as immigrants escaping troubles in Europe, seeing Lady Liberty from this perspective brought tears to Bob and Amy’s eyes. “Our grandparents arrived in steerage, and here we were in our own boat, living the American Dream,” says Book.

Truth be told, Bob Book is the American Dream incarnate. Born the son of a rabbi and raised on New York’s Lower East Side, Book’s idea of boating as a child was riding the Staten Island Ferry, which cost five cents. But a little ingenuity propelled him from immigrant’s son to serial entrepreneur before he even graduated from college.

“My first business was an accident,” Book says. He was attending NYU in 1970 and discovered there were 21 colleges and universities within the five boroughs of New York City and all were suffering from student housing shortages. The city was also at the height of its financial crisis and hotels were “in the doghouse”, as Book puts it, reporting less than 50 per cent occupancy. He saw an opportunity, and at only 19 he started his first business, a student housing company that worked with hotels to rent unused rooms to students. This expanded to offer rooms to young professionals as well, with its reach soon growing across the country and the world.

Book’s next business was a natural evolution. “I had thousands of students in lots of different hotels, and half of them couldn’t pay the rent each month,” he says. “So I started a temp service to find them jobs.” One of the students who was constantly broke was particularly good at making sandwiches, so Book came up with an angle. “Around 11 o’clock every night, I’d send him to all the rooms in hotels – just about the time when the kids would start getting the munchies because they were smoking grass – and he’d sell out his sandwiches every night!”

By the time Book graduated, the temp service was going strong, so he and a business partner started an employment agency. This was just the beginning of a long list of successful businesses that he has helmed over the years. A decade ago, he acquired what’s currently his biggest company, Jet Support Services, Inc (JSSI), the world’s top independent provider of aircraft maintenance programmes. Book is the chairman and one of his two sons, Neil, serves as CEO. JSSI has headquarters in Europe, Asia and Chicago, where Neil keeps his own boat on Lake Michigan.

“That’s his third boat in three years, so he’s following in my footsteps,” Book says, beaming with pride. “The first two boats were Sea Rays. Next year I think he’ll move into a 22.8 metre Viking ; and my grandson Sidney, who’s six, loves it!”

Being able to pass down the love of yachting to their children and grandchildren is part of the joy of yacht ownership for the Books. “Yachting is also a great way to keep your family together,” says Amy. “You know, ‘if you build it, they will come’? Well, if you have a boat, your family comes and spends time with you! It’s the best.”

Spending time on board with family and friends – and meeting new friends along the way – is a big part of the attraction for the Books. Every summer for seven years, they would rendezvous with their good friends, the owners of the 61 metre Hakvoort Just J’s . Before the summer of 2017, Book received a call from the owner of Just J’s saying he was planning to move the boat from Newport to the Med for the summer. “He asked me, ‘are you sure you’re going to have a boat by this summer?’” Book recalls.

The Books had found themselves in a rather unusual place – without a superyacht. Their previous Book Ends , a 40 metre Westport, had sold surprisingly swiftly, and they were in the middle of a two-year shopping trip to find the perfect yacht, one that would have the range and space they desired to go further afield than their usual cruising grounds of the Eastern Seaboard and Bahamas.

“I was in every shipyard in Europe for two years and spent almost $2 million shopping for a boat,” Book says, explaining he had marine surveyor Ian Kerr check out any boat he was serious about. “If you do it right, that’s a couple hundred thousand bucks. I would frankly never buy or build a boat without Ian overseeing it.”

When the owner of Just J’s called again to ask if he’d have a boat in time, Book responded positively, thinking he was about to close a deal. “But that deal blew up over lunch, and that’s when Thom Conboy [of Heesen Yachts] called me,” says Book. “I had just stepped out of the lunch and Thom said, ‘what’s it going to take to get you in this 47 metre?’” Book had been to Heesen on his yacht shopping tour, but because they were originally after a 55 metre, the 47 metre in build at the Dutch yard hadn’t caught their attention. “It was like divine intervention – we agreed on a price and 48 hours later I was in the shed.” In less than a month, they took delivery, just in time to join Just J’s in the Med.

The new Book Ends ticked a lot of the boxes – steel hull, long range, good storage – but it didn’t exactly match their preferred interior style. The Books like to have a simple base to personalise, and since taking delivery they’ve worked to tone down some aspects of the original design, adding simpler joinery, more white carpets and removing superfluous furnishings, all the while adding their signature bright orange hue and bold artwork, much collected on their travels.

In Portofino they bought pieces from a local artist, who they invited over for breakfast the next day. “He said no one had ever invited him on board before,” Book says. “And now I’m trying to arrange an exhibition for him in the States.”

Meeting new people, whether it’s the couple on the yacht next door in La Spezia or locals in the Med or Bahamas, is what keeps the Books interested. They prefer this over “seeing and being seen”. “Our favourite places might be places that not everyone likes,” says Amy. “Capri is beautiful, but it was not what we wanted. Because we were there in the summer, it was like Times Square on New Year’s Eve. We like places where we can walk around, where we can really talk to people. We’ve made so many friends because of the boat.”

During their six weeks in the Med, the Books particularly fell for Italy, and among their favourite spots were Elba and Forte dei Marmi. The latter is the home of their good friend Andrea Bocelli , who helped the couple find a new captain, and one of their favourite restaurants, Santa Monica, is nearby in Viareggio.

Though the Books value the friendships they’ve made, the yachting life is also filled with a healthy dose of competition. They own a Viking 62 sportfisher and are about to take delivery of a Viking 72. The Vikings, named Book Ends Team Hookers, are put to work in fishing tournaments along the US East Coast and in the Bahamas. Book says fishing itself is boring – it’s the tournament atmosphere and meeting people from all walks of life that he enjoys. “I love the competition,” he says. “I have a great team whoall want to win. There’s an old expression, ‘show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser’. So the fishing is always competitive, and it’s a lot of fun.” Book heads to Bahamas-based tournaments with a fleet – Book Ends serving as the mothership while the Viking and his Scout 42 head out to the fishing grounds.

Bob and Amy plan to spend even more time on board this summer. Book relishes the fact that he can work from his on board office. “Nobody knows where I am! We could have a board meeting and they just assume I’m in the office – no one knows I’m really in Italy.”

It’s not all been unalloyed good times, but the Books are experienced enough to know that peaks always follow troughs. “So many times I’ve said I’m getting out, it’s just not worth it; it’s so much stress, it’s so expensive and so many things can go wrong – and they usually do in boating,” Book says. “But then you have a summer like we had, six weeks cruising all over the Med and discovering places. You know if you leave it, you wouldn’t be sitting here, you’d be sitting on a couch somewhere watching a football game.”

Amy adds: “And we would never have gone to some of these places without the boat. Even if people do go by land, there’s no comparison to seeing these places from the water and having your home with you.”

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The 200 Ft. (61m) superyacht JUST J’S features a carefully considered balance of indoor and outdoor spaces. One of the striking features is the positioning of the four guest suites and VIP stateroom on the main deck, ensuring that guests have superb views. The main deck is home to a large dining room and lounge, with the owners’ accommodation housed on a dedicated private deck above. This extra deck comprises the master stateroom forward with large skylight, two bathrooms, a master study and a bar with sky lounge.

Above is the bridge deck with wheelhouse and a range of facilities for the captain, with the rest of the crew also being very well catered for on the lower deck. In addition to seven crew cabins forward, there are two additional guest cabins on the lower deck. The lower deck also features a gym in the spacious lazarette. A large tender and four jetski’s will be launched from both port and starboard. Add in the sun deck with a 3 x 2 meter swimming pool and this is clearly a magnificent superyacht in every sense.

The exterior and interior comes from the drawing boards of Sinot Yacht Design. Naval architecture, construction and engineering design for this project is done by Diana Yacht Design with easy technical accessibility and minimum maintenance requirements.

Since her launch, JUST J’S has been a finalist at the Showboats Design Awards 2017 in the Best Exterior Design & Styling category and was also nominated for an award by the International Superyacht Society in the category ‘best power 40-65 ‘. The most recent event was the World Superyacht Awards 2017. JUST J’S had already been chosen as one of the six nominees in the category for displacement motoryachts between 500GT and 1,299GT, which is an impressive achievement in its own right.

Moran Yacht & Ship negotiated the build contract for JUST J’S, wrote the technical specifications and managed the entire build process for the vessel. Our team was by the owner’s side from concept well through completion.

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NV obtains new photos and videos of the elimination of traitorous ex-MP Ilya Kyva near Moscow

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Photos and videos of the elimination of pro-Russian ex-MP Ilya Kyva in a Moscow suburb were obtained by NV from sources in Ukraine’s SBU Security Service on Dec. 11.

This special operation was meticulously planned and successfully executed, the SBU informant confirmed.

Read also: “Surrender for your own safety” advises Ukrainian intelligence to traitors

In one imgae, Kyva's lifeless body can be seen in the snow surrounded by bloodstains. The location where “deserved punishment awaited the traitor” is near the place that Kyva filmed many anti-Ukrainian videos, sources say.

Kyva was a high-priority target, SBU said. His daily routines, movements, and habits were extensively studied in the operation. Despite strong security, the SBU managed to eliminate him just outside Moscow.

“This [Kyva’s elimination] serves as a signal to all traitors and military criminals who have sided with the enemy. Remember: Russia will not protect you. Death is the only prospect awaiting enemies of Ukraine,” SBU Chief Vasyl Malyuk said.

Ukraine’s SBU eliminated Kyva in a special operation in Moscow Oblast on Dec. 6, said NV sources in the intelligence service.

Kyva's “bloodied body”, discovered with a shot through the head, was found in the park of an elite club hotel in the Moscow region on Dec.6, Russian propaganda Telegram channels reported.

Read also: Former Ukrainian MP and traitor Illia Kyva found dead in Moscow Oblast – NV sources

Kyva was shot with an unidentified firearm and died from the injuries on the scene, the Russian Investigative Committee claimed.

Kyva had fled to Spain ahead of Russia’s full-scale invasion. He then appeared in Russian propaganda broadcasts in Moscow, actively spreading lies about Ukraine. Kyva also sought “political asylum” and citizenship from the enemy aggressor.

The Ukrainian parliament stripped Kyva of his MP status in March 2022, charging him with treason. He was additionally charged with publicly calling for a violent change in the constitutional order and propaganda on behalf of the aggressor state in Aug. 2023.

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LOS ANGELES — Sean "Diddy" Combs is a subject of a federal investigation amid a wave of lawsuits that have been filed against the rap music mogul since November , a source familiar with the matter told NBC News on Monday.

Three women and a man have been interviewed by federal officials in Manhattan in relation to allegations of sex trafficking, sexual assault, and the solicitation and distribution of illegal narcotics and firearms, the source said. Interviews with three other subjects are also scheduled, the source said.

Four law enforcement sources told NBC News that federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations on Monday executed search warrants at Los Angeles and Miami properties belonging to Combs. The sources said the warrant is out of the Southern District of New York.

HSI confirmed in a statement that it "executed law enforcement actions" in New York as part of an ongoing investigation, along with teams in Los Angeles and Miami.

Homeland Security officials seized phones from Combs in Miami before he was scheduled to depart for a trip to the Bahamas, according to three law enforcement sources familiar with the warrant. Combs was in the Miami area when authorities executed the searches, sources said. It is not clear if Combs made the trip as planned.

Representatives for Combs, 54, did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment Monday.

Series of allegations, lawsuits

News of a federal investigation comes after public scrutiny of Combs’ behavior after his former romantic partner, Cassie, accused him of physically and sexually abusing her for years. She made the allegations in a lawsuit filed late last year in New York under the New York Adult Survivors Act, which offered a one-year window for adult victims of sexual assault to come forward with civil claims regardless of the statute of limitations. 

Cassie, whose full name is Casandra Ventura, settled with Combs on Nov. 17, the day after the suit was filed on terms that have not been disclosed. 

Since then, three other women have come forward with lawsuits in the Southern District of New York alleging that they were sexually assaulted by Combs . Two of the women said they were teenagers at the time of the alleged assaults. 

Douglas Wigdor, who represents Ventura and a Jane Doe who filed suit, said in a statement that the searches and investigation were hopefully the beginning of a process that “will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct.” 

“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law,” Wigdor said.  

An attorney for Joi Dickerson-Neal, one of Combs' accusers, declined to comment to NBC News.

Combs has denied each of the sexual assault allegations, calling them “sickening.” 

A producer who worked for Combs between September 2022 and November 2023 filed a lawsuit in February alleging that Combs sexually harassed, drugged and threatened him for more than a year. The former employee, Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, also alleged that he had video and audio evidence of Combs, his staff and others “engaging in serious illegal activity.”

Jones' attorney, Tyrone Blackburn, also represents Combs' accuser Liza Gardner. Blackburn said Monday that the federal investigation will not "prevent nor delay my clients’ pending and forthcoming actions for justice and resolution from the Combs RICO Enterprise.”

Shawn Holley, an attorney for Combs, previously denied Jones’ allegations and said that Combs’ team has “overwhelming, indisputable proof that his claims are complete lies.” 

One person who said he frequents the Los Angeles neighborhood where a search happened expressed shock.

Ryan Mendelsohn, 20, who used to live in the area and still regularly visits a nearby friend, told reporters he would see parties at the home and women outside. Other homes had parties, too, but that home had people there and women outside until 6 a.m., which was not usual, he said.

“I drive by a lot, and I see that — a lot of girls, maybe five or six girls outside, some leaving, some not, some going in,” adding he also saw Black Chevy Suburban SUVs there.

“I never thought anything of it,” said Mendelsohn, who said he did not know Combs lived there until Monday’s news coverage. “But now, it’s crazy.”

Weapons charge

Combs has had a number of legal issues in the past , but has rarely faced criminal charges. 

In 1999, Combs pleaded guilty to assaulting a record executive and was ordered to one day of anger management. That same year, Combs was accused of criminal possession of a weapon after a shooting at a New York nightclub. 

Witnesses told law enforcement that they saw Combs with a firearm at the club and that rapper Shyne, real name Moses Barrow fired into the crowd. Combs was pulled over by police in a vehicle with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez, and a gun was found in the car. Combs was acquitted of weapons and bribery charges, and Shyne was found guilty of the club shooting at trial. 

Since Ventura's suit and others have come forward accusing Combs of assault, the music mogul has been the center of scrutiny. He stepped down from his position as chairman of media network Revolt and Hulu pulled back from a planned reality series centered on his family. 

Diana Dasrath and Andrew Blankstein reported from Los Angeles, and Doha Madani and Jonathan Dienst from New York.

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61m  /  200'2 | hakvoort | 2015.

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• Elevator for easy access between floors
• Impressive 4,000nm range
• Inviting pool
• Lloyds Register ✠ 100 A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 ✠ LMC, UMS classification
• Interior design from Sinot Yacht Design

The 61m/200'2" motor yacht 'Just J’s' was built by Hakvoort in the Netherlands at their Monnickendam shipyard. Her interior is styled by Dutch designer design house Sinot Yacht Design and she was delivered to her owner in February 2016. This luxury vessel's exterior design is the work of Sinot Yacht Design.

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Just J’s has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 16 guests in 8 suites comprising one VIP cabin. She is also capable of carrying up to 17 crew onboard to ensure a relaxed luxury yacht experience.

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Her features include separate crew passageway, beauty salon, elevator, underwater lights, gym and air conditioning.

Range & Performance

Just J’s is built with a steel hull and aluminium superstructure, with teak decks. Powered by twin diesel Caterpillar (3512C) 369hp engines running at 1500rpm, she comfortably cruises at 13 knots, reaches a maximum speed of 15 knots with a range of up to 4,000 nautical miles from her 120,000 litre fuel tanks at 12 knots. An advanced stabilisation system on board promises exceptional comfort levels at anchor or on any voyage. Her water tanks store around 20,000 Litres of fresh water. She was built to Lloyds Register ✠ 100 A1 SSC Yacht Mono G6 ✠ LMC, UMS classification society rules, and is MCA LY2 Compliant.

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Just J’s Awards & Nominations

• The ShowBoats Design Awards 2017 Best Exterior Design & Styling – Motor Yacht Above 48m Finalist
• International Superyacht Society Awards 2016 Best Power 40m - 65m Nomination

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Moscow plane crash: Hero pilot climbed back into the wreckage to call his wife

The hero pilot who safely crash-landed a Russian airliner climbed back into the burning wreckage to call his wife.

Damir Yusupov, 41, was hailed a hero by both the media and the Kremlin after a safely landing an A321 so smoothly on Thursday that just one of the 233 people on board was hospitalized.

Shortly afterwards he told the Russian media: "After the evacuation of passengers I got out, went around the plane, examined the external damage, made sure that everything was at a safe distance.

"I returned to the cockpit and from there called my wife,” he said, according to The Sun .

Yusupov said when one of the plane's engines shut down due to a bird strike he initially hoped to circle Moscow’s Zhukovsky airport and land normally.

He decided to perform the emergency landing moments later when the second engine cut off, leaving him no choice.

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Yusupov's feat on Thursday drew comparisons to the 2009 "miracle on the Hudson," when Capt. Chesley Sullenberger safely ditched his plane in New York's Hudson River after a bird strike disabled its engines.

Yusupov told reporters on Friday he "saw a corn field ahead and hoped to make a reasonably soft landing."

State television said the incident was being dubbed the "miracle over Ramensk", the name of the district near Moscow where the plane came down around one kilometre (0.62 miles) from Zhukovsky International Airport.

The Komsomolskaya Pravda tabloid praised pilot Damir Yusupov as a "hero," saying he had saved 233 lives, "having masterfully landed a plane without its landing gear with a failing engine right in a corn field."

"We congratulate the hero pilots who saved people's lives," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, adding that the Kremlin would see that the men were quickly given state honours.

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