During the incident, which occurred in a context of high tension between Cuba and the United States, the commander of the Cuban vessel was also injured, according to the same source. According to the statement, “in the morning of February 25, 2026, a fast boat in violation, registered in Florida, United States, under the number FL7726SH, was detected in Cuban territorial waters” in the El Pino channel area, in the province of Villa Clara (central).
The Attorney General of Florida, James Uthmeier, announced the opening of a judicial investigation. “The Cuban government is not trustworthy and we will do everything in our power to hold these communists accountable for their actions,” he wrote on social media, stating that he had requested his office to investigate the facts.
Maximum pressure
When the coast guard ship “approached for identification, shots were fired from the violating boat against the Cuban personnel,” the statement specifies. The Ministry of the Interior indicates that it continues its investigation “for the full clarification of the facts”. Relations between Cuba and the United States have been tense since the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by American forces in early January and the halt by Caracas, under pressure from Washington, of oil deliveries to the communist island.
