Tuesday, December 29, 2015

20-H0UR 300-MILE HIGH-SPEED BOAT CHASE STARTS IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, ENDS OFF CUBAN COAST

Three suspects are in custody after leading authorities on a 300-mile chase in the Gulf of Mexico

6 South Florida
December 26, 2015

According to a Lee County Sheriff's Office news release, authorities were alerted to a boat theft in Fort Myers Beach early Thursday.

When officers arrived, the suspects allegedly attempted to ram their vessel with the stolen 36-foot Invincible. The sheriff's office says the suspects then fled, outrunning local and federal authorities in an open fishing boat capable of speeds over 70 mph.

Authorities chased the suspects for over 20 hours off the Florida coast. Petty Officer 3rd Class Ashley Johnson tells the News-Press that they eventually were stopped about 65 nautical miles off the coast of Cuba.

The Coast Guard is bringing the suspects and the stolen boat back to Florida.

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