Cuban authorities They confiscated a US vessel found in territorial watersas part of the current regulations on abandoned nautical media.
This action reinforces an already common practice by the Home Office (Minint) before the abandonment of boats in Cuban waters and There is two months after the confiscation of another ship from the United States.
The most recent case was that of An American flag yacht, the Skid Marks, Registered in Lakeland, Florida.
As reported the direction of bodybroker troops through the Cuban News Agency (ACN)the same It was found without propulsion means on February 22 in the northern zone of Cayo Jutía, in the municipality of Mines de MatahambreProvince of Pinar del Río.
The yacht – of White Helmet, 14.10 meters in length, 4.70 of manga and 1.78 of strut – was officially confiscated through resolution 13/2025 of the National Department of Captaincy of Puerto, issued on July 8.
Cuba against abandoned vessels on their coast
The measure is covered in the Resolution 1/2015 of the Minister of the Interior, which establishes the procedure for the confiscation of boats found in Cuban waters.
The authorities reported that possible owners could present a written resource within 20 calendar days since the publication of the resolution in national media.
To this case is added the Finding of a biplaza kayak of the Fontana brand, blue and manufactured in fiberglass, in the area of Punta Casquito, Corralillo municipalityin Villa Clara.
The finding occurred on January 28, 2025, and was now notified by the Captaincy of the Port of Caibarién through of the newspaper Granma.
Natural or legal persons with rights over this have a period of 30 days to claim it, presenting the corresponding documentation before the local captaincy.
Cuban government seizes an American ship declared in abandonment
These cases are not isolated facts. As we already refer to, last May, The Cuban government confiscated the American motorcycle Deux Amiswhich was anchored in the Marina Marlin in Santiago de Cuba since 2016without operating or paying corresponding rates.
On that occasion, the authorities declared the ship in abandonment before “the disinterest of their owner.”
The finding and subsequent confiscation of foreign vessels found in Cuban waters or ports has become a frequent phenomenon.
The Minint have indicated on several occasions that many of these means are not claimed, so the law allows its definitive seizure.
