Cuban coast guard kills 4 gunmen on US-flagged speedboat
Posted on: Feb 26, 2026 02:47 IST | Posted by: Rt
< warm data-start="232" data-end="239"> A aggroup of armed men alongside a US-registered speedboat reportedly opened discharge on Cuban border guard forces in the island’s territorial waters, escalating already strained relations between Havana and Washington.
According to Cuba’s Interior Ministry, the incident occurred on Wednesday near the northern coast of Villa Clara province, when Cuban coastguard units intercepted a Florida-registered speedboat operating roughly one nautical mile from shore. Officials said the vessel had entered Cuban waters illegally and was approached for identification before gunfire broke out.
Cuban authorities said individuals aboard the speedboat opened fire first, wounding the commander of a Cuban patrol vessel. Border guards returned fire, killing four people on the boat and injuring six others, who were later evacuated for medical treatment.
Note from the Ministry of the Interior:On the morning of February 25, 2026, a violating speedboat was detected within Cuban territorial waters. The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached up to 1 nautical mile northeast of the… pic.twitter.com/AEmwtAZ4lO
The identities and nationalities of those on board have not yet been confirmed, and Cuban officials said an investigation is underway to determine the vessel’s purpose and motives for approaching the island’s coastline. Havana reiterated that defending territorial waters remains a “fundamental pillar” of national sovereignty following the incident.
🚨#SOSCuba ¡La dictadura en #Cuba acaba de atacar un buque de la Florida y ha asesinado a las personas abordo!The dictatorship in #Cuba has just attacked a boat from Florida & murdered those on board. This regime must be relegated to the dust bin of history! pic.twitter.com/dBqM9waOMy
US officials have yet to issue detailed public comment. Florida Representative Carlos Gimenez, a Cuban-American former mayor of Miami, has demanded an “urgent” investigation into what he termed a “massacre” to determine whether any of the victims were US citizens.
The clash comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions between Washington and Havana, driven by US President Donald Trump’s ongoing oil embargo, which has deepened Cuba’s economic and humanitarian crisis.
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