{"id":26080,"date":"2026-02-26T03:01:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/cuban-border-guards-kill-four-gunmen-on-us-flagged-speedboat\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T03:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T08:01:04","slug":"cuban-border-guards-kill-four-gunmen-on-us-flagged-speedboat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/cuban-border-guards-kill-four-gunmen-on-us-flagged-speedboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban border guards kill four gunmen on US-flagged speedboat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>Havana has said the armed \u201caggressors\u201d opened fire on personnel during an identification check<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"297\"><strong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"239\"><\/strong>Four armed men traveling in a US-registered speedboat have been killed after opening fire on Cuban border guard forces in the island\u2019s territorial waters, according to Cuban officials. The incident escalates already strained relations between Havana and Washington.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"978\">According to Cuba\u2019s Interior Ministry, the incident occurred on Wednesday near the northern coast of Villa Clara province, when coast guard units intercepted a Florida-registered speedboat operating roughly one nautical mile from shore.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"978\">The vessel\u00a0reportedly entered Cuban waters illegally and was approached for identification before gunfire broke out.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1239\">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 and injuring six others, who were later evacuated for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Note from the Ministry of the Interior:<\/p>\n<p>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\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AEmwtAZ4lO\">pic.twitter.com\/AEmwtAZ4lO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cuban Embassy in US (@EmbaCubaUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmbaCubaUS\/status\/2026732911114760673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1241\" data-end=\"1593\">Cuban officials said an investigation is underway to determine the vessel\u2019s purpose and motives for approaching the coastline. Havana reiterated that defending territorial waters remains a <em>\u201cfundamental pillar\u201d<\/em> of national sovereignty following the incident.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOSCuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOSCuba<\/a> \u00a1La dictadura en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> acaba de atacar un buque de la Florida y ha asesinado a las personas abordo!<\/p>\n<p>The dictatorship in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cuba?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cuba<\/a> has just attacked a boat from Florida &amp; murdered those on board. <\/p>\n<p>This regime must be relegated to the dust bin of history! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dBqM9waOMy\">pic.twitter.com\/dBqM9waOMy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepCarlos\/status\/2026737976907067395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2066\">US officials have yet to issue a detailed public comment. Florida Representative Carlos Gimenez, a Cuban-American and former mayor of Miami, has demanded an <em>\u201curgent\u201d<\/em> investigation into what he called a <em>\u201cmassacre\u201d<\/em> to determine whether any of the victims were US citizens.\u00a0Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has ordered a probe into the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/632849-what-does-trump-plan-for-cuba-castro\/\"><br \/>\n            <span>READ MORE: <\/span>What does Trump plan for Cuba? \u2018Discombobulator\u2019 raids and a Castro grandson scion<br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2066\">The clash comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions between Washington and Havana, driven by US President Donald Trump\u2019s ongoing oil embargo, which has deepened Cuba\u2019s economic and humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Havana has said the armed \u201caggressors\u201d opened fire on personnel during an identification check Four armed men traveling in a US-registered speedboat have been killed after opening fire on Cuban border guard forces in the island\u2019s territorial waters, according to Cuban officials. 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