A plane carrying 34 people has crashed into the waters of Manila Bay in the Philippines, shortly after taking off from the city's airport. Laong Air, owner of the aircraft, said 14 people on board were killed, but at least 16 were rescued by passing boats. The Fokker 27 plane had just left Manila for the northern city of Laoag at 0600 local time on Monday (2200 GMT Sunday) when the air crew reported engine trouble. The plane tried to return to the airport but crashed into the sea just one kilometre short of the runway. Many foreigners, including Australian, South Koreans and Chinese nationals, are reported to have been among the passengers. Coastguard divers are now searching the 20 metre-deep waters of Manila Bay, not far from Manila Airport where the aircraft went down.