If you’re going to rob the Swedish royal family, you better do it in style.

On Monday two thieves relieved the Royals and their subjects of two priceless historical crowns and a royal orb, and they did it in broad daylight, in a speedboat.

The heist ended in an epic high speed chase. Here’s Quartz:

Police pursued the perpetrators by land, sea, and air—in boats, planes, helicopters, and cars heading in all directions—to no avail. Authorities say they still have no notion where the thieves disappeared to. “It’s 1-0 to them right now,” police spokesman Thomas Agnevik told reporters. “By boat you can reach Mälaren, Köping or Arboga in the west, or Västerås, Eskilstuna or Stockholm if you drive east.” He said the search continues.

The crowns originally belonged to late royals Karl IX and his wife Kristina, who were buried with their bling. It was then exhumed and put on public display:

The stolen items had been locked in glass boxes and were on view to the public when the audacious heist occurred in the open church, where staff were working. No one was physically injured during the crime, though the pride of the royals and people was perhaps slightly bruised. “This is part of the national cultural heritage—this is a theft from Swedish society,” Christofer Lundgren, dean of the cathedral [below], told reporters.

The Swedish public is not happy, with some folks demanding the death penalty if the thieves are caught.

Here’s an eyewitness who watched it all go down:

Seems the Swedes aren’t so chill when it comes to their royal jewels.

[source:quartz]