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LessAspin

(1,931 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:56 PM 20 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 20 hrs ago OP

Doral LessAspin 20 hrs ago #1

The boat was in Cuban waters and fired on the Coast Guard Ritabert 19 hrs ago #2

A pity there wasn't a reef or shoal nearby Vogon_Glory 4 hrs ago #5

Good idea. Ritabert 1 hr ago #6

Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba LessAspin 16 hrs ago #3

More like emigres. Vogon_Glory 5 hrs ago #4

LessAspin

(1,931 posts)

1. Doral

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:04 PM

20 hrs ago

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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

(2,251 posts)

2. The boat was in Cuban waters and fired on the Coast Guard

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:50 PM

19 hrs ago

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

Vogon_Glory

(10,263 posts)

5. A pity there wasn't a reef or shoal nearby

Reply to Ritabert (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:34 AM

4 hrs ago

Then this encounter could be called “The Piggy Bank.”

Ritabert

(2,251 posts)

6. Good idea.

Reply to Vogon_Glory (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:57 PM

1 hr ago

LessAspin

(1,931 posts)

3. Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba

Reply to LessAspin (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:09 PM

16 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

Vogon_Glory

(10,263 posts)

4. More like emigres.

Reply to LessAspin (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 26, 2026, 09:18 AM

5 hrs ago

I suspect these guys had been living in a right-wing political bubble and had a brutal encounter with reality.

Considering the hard-right turn US-Cuban relations have made since January of last year, I can’t help but wonder if any of those guys had even BEEN to Cuba.

Whether they have or not, I’m saving my sympathies for somebody else.

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