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

According to a Lee County Sheriff's Office news release, authorities were alerted to a boat theft in Fort Myers Beach, about 125 miles south of Tampa, early Thursday.

When officers arrived, the suspects allegedly attempted to ram their vessel with the stolen 36-foot Invincible.

Three suspects are in custody after leading authorities on a 300-mile chase in the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard is bringing the suspects and the stolen boat (pictured) back to Florida

The news release said: 'The Lee County Sheriff's Office then contacted the Coast Guard to inform them of the incident on the water and requested assistance in the pursuit of the thieves as they fled towards international waters.

'The victim's boat which is capable of speeds of approximately 70 – 75 miles per hour was actively pursued by LCSO for approximately 5 miles into the Gulf of Mexico.

'It was eventually able to outrun Sheriff’s Office and Coast Guard vessels at first.

'The Invincible was pursued for over 300 hundred miles through the night with the chase lasting nearly 20-hours off the Florida coast Friday.'

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.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office did not release the suspects' names.