The United States has raised the diplomatic tone towards Cuba following an operation by the Border Patrol Service against a fast boat with a Florida registration, which, according to the official Cuban version, left four crew members dead and six injured. "We are going to find out exactly what happened," stated Secretary of State Marco Rubio, emphasizing that so far, the information that has become public comes from Cuban authorities. Rubio confirmed that the U.S. embassy in Havana has requested to see the injured and interview them, as it is presumed they could be American citizens or, at least, residents of the United States. This consular management aims to clarify two key unknowns: who was on board, what the real objective of the incursion was, and under what circumstances the fire began. On the Cuban side, the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) stated that the incident occurred on Wednesday morning, when an "offending" vessel was detected in territorial waters with the registration FL7726SH. In this context, the seizure of weaponry and tactical equipment was reported, including rifles, handguns, Molotov-type homemade explosive devices, bulletproof vests, telescopic sights, and camouflage uniforms. From Havana's perspective, the priority is to assert that they acted in defense of their sovereignty and thwarted an armed incursion for destabilizing purposes. For now, the case is trapped between two opposing narratives and an undeniable fact: there were dead at sea, survivors are in custody, and the coming hours will be marked by the showdown over the evidence. The United States promises its own verification and a subsequent response; Cuba seeks to close ranks around its version.
