Cuba intercepted and fired on Florida registered boat

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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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1. Doral

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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

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

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

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

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

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6. Good idea.

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3. Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba

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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4. More like emigres.

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.