In June of that year, one of those two boats was sailing west of Cayo Fragoso, a small island on the northern coast of Cuba, and entered the country’s waters. While being pursued by border guards, a person aboard the boat opened fire at close range with an automatic rifle, the Cuban government said, and an officer was wounded.

Since the administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels last year, at least 148 people have been killed in the strikes.

The Southwick Planning Board closed a public hearing on a request by the owner of Gem Marina at 141 Congamond Road asking it to modify its special permit to allow it to convert four of its transient-use boat slips,

Cuba said its military killed four Cubans from the United States who were on a boat that entered its territorial waters, which the Interior Ministry called a "foiled armed infiltration." NBC News spoke to locals in Havana about the incident.

Officials say the boat’s owner would be liable for any damage to the pier.