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LessAspin

(1,931 posts)
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:56 PM 7 hrs ago

Cuba intercepted and fired on Florida registered boat

Last edited Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:27 PM - Edit history (1)

Cuban officials say four people were killed and six were injured after a U.S.-registered speedboat violated territorial waters and sparked an armed conflict. U.S. officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

NBC News (@nbcnews.com) 2026-02-25T22:21:07Z


Here's a quick write-up on Cuban Coast Guard killing 4 and injuring 6 people on a Florida-registered boat:

www.wlrn.org/americas/202...

Danny Rivero (@danielrivero.bsky.social) 2026-02-25T21:34:06.863Z


https://www.democraticunderground.com/110892759
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Cuba intercepted and fired on Florida registered boat (Original Post) LessAspin 7 hrs ago OP
Doral LessAspin 7 hrs ago #1
The boat was in Cuban waters and fired on the Coast Guard Ritabert 6 hrs ago #2
Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba LessAspin 2 hrs ago #3

LessAspin

(1,931 posts)
1. Doral
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:04 PM
7 hrs ago

Last edited Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:37 PM - Edit history (1)

The planning for that 2020 Bay of Piglets was done at Doral...

Donald Trump is going to be going to Doral, Florida on March 7, 2026 for an unspecified reason.

Trump Watch (@trumpwat.ch) 2026-02-21T18:20:14.762Z

Ritabert

(2,244 posts)
2. The boat was in Cuban waters and fired on the Coast Guard
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:50 PM
6 hrs ago

Cubans returned fire. Maybe they were narco-terrorists which gives them the right according to the US.

LessAspin

(1,931 posts)
3. Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:09 PM
2 hrs ago


HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.

The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cuba-us-boat-shooting_n_699f8339e4b0100c25470bbd?ave
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