Four people were killed and seven others were wounded on Feb. 25 after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters

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BREAKING: Four people were killed and seven others were wounded on Feb. 25 after a speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters and opened fire on Cuban forces, who returned fire, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.

— USA TODAY (@usatoday.com) 2026-02-25T21:10:46Z

[Lovie777]

1. WTF...................

[UpInArms]

2. more

Four people riding in a speedboat registered in the U.S. were killed Feb. 25 in a gunfight with Cuban government forces after entering the country’s waters, according to the Cuban Embassy in the U.S.

Crewmembers aboard a speedboat registered in Florida entered Cuban waters and opened fire on Cuban Ministry of the Interior forces when they approached the American vessel, the Cuban Embassy said in a statement. Aboard the Florida-registered vessel, four were killed and six were injured in the gunfight; the commander of the Ministry of the Interior vessel was wounded in the gunfight, Cuba said.

"In the face of current challenges, Cuba reaffirms its determination to protect its territorial waters, based on the principle that national defense is a fundamental pillar of the Cuban State in safeguarding its sovereignty and ensuring stability in the region," Cuban authorities said. "Investigations by the competent authorities continue in order to fully clarify the events."

WTF?

[haele]

9. A gunfight? The speedboat sailors had guns or rifles?

Like - drug runners or pirates would be carrying in the Caribbean area?

[Wuddles440]

11. Probably trafficking in a human cargo of Cuban nationals.

Apparently there's such a smuggling network for those who can afford it.

[Karma13612]

3. Sorry, but they were

INSANE for doing that.

The Cuban authorities DO NOT mess around.

I’m not defending Cuba or saying the dead deserved to be slaughtered. But that was a foolish thing to do.

[raccoon]

5. Nor did South American fishermen deserve to be slaughtered.

[BannonsLiver]

4. FAFO deluxe.

[Deuxcents]

6. Cuba is 90 miles from Key West so they had at least 80 miles to rethink this .. whatever it was.

[GreenWave]

7. This sounds like a remember the Maine exploitation moment although their boiler did not blow up.

[walkingman]

8. The US will more than likely use this to attack Cuba.

The State department led by little Marco will spin, not based on facts but rather based on their political ideology.

At some point Americans have to admit that we are no longer a "beacon of freedom," "liberty," and "democracy".

We have become the "bullies of the world" ruled by a corrupt government

[kerry-is-my-prez]

10. Yep - those men on the boat were "patsies" sent by our government.

Expendable fools/collateral damage. It will be used as an excuse to bomb Cuba or remove their leader, then just leave, like in Venezuela.