Florida Congressman Erupts After Cuba Attacks U.S. Speedboat
“Regime Must Be Relegated To Dustbin Of History” ~Florida Rep. Carlos Gimenez
(ZH) – Florida Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez blasted the Cuban regime shortly after news hit the wires that Cuban border guards aboard a vessel had fired on and killed four people and injured six on a U.S.-linked speedboat off Cuba’s north coast. The Cuban Embassy in the U.S. did not specify the exact timing of the incident in its X post.
“The dictatorship in Cuba has just attacked a boat from Florida & murdered those on board,” Gimenez wrote on X, adding, “This regime must be relegated to the dust bin of history!”
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🚨#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
— Rep. Carlos A. Gimenez (@RepCarlos) February 25, 2026
This incident is especially significant because it could provide the Trump administration with enough cover to intensify pressure on the communist regime in Havana, which the administration appears to view as already near collapse.
The key question now is how the federal government frames the narrative around the maritime incident, whether it uses it to shape public opinion, and whether this marks the early innings of a new narrative that supports future intervention to topple the communists in Havana.
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The Cuban Embassy’s official X account reported that a Florida-registered speedboat illegally entered Cuban territorial waters. This prompted a maritime unit of Cuban border guards to intercept the vessel, after which a firefight erupted, leaving four people aboard the speedboat dead and six injured.
“The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached to within 1 nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel, in Cayo Falcones, Corralillo municipality, Villa Clara province,” Cuba’s embassy wrote on X, citing a note from the Ministry of the Interior.
The incident took place on Cuba’s north coast, near Cayo Falcones and the Corralillo area, along the edge of Santa Clara Bay.
The embassy included more details:
When a surface unit of the Border Guard Troops of the Ministry of the Interior, carrying five service members, approached the vessel for identification, the crew of the violating speedboat opened fire on the Cuban personnel, resulting in the injury of the commander of the Cuban vessel.
As a consequence of the confrontation, as of the time of this report, four aggressors on the foreign vessel were killed and six were injured. The injured individuals were evacuated and received medical assistance.
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.
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
— Cuban Embassy in US (@EmbaCubaUS) February 25, 2026
What armed men aboard the Florida-registered speedboat were doing inside Cuban territorial waters remains a very open question at the moment.
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