Venezuela ? A plane crashed into the sea off Venezuela on Friday with 14 people on board, including eight Italians and a Swiss citizen. There was no immediate report on casualties.

Search teams fanned out by air and sea to look for the downed twin-engine plane, which left Simon Bolivar International Airport near Caracas and hit the sea about 24 miles from Los Roques islands, said Gen. Antonio Rivero, Venezuela’s emergency management director.

Italy’s foreign ministry said eight Italians were on board.

Rivero’s agency identified the others as five Venezuelans, including the pilot and co-pilot, and one Swiss man. The agency initially said he was American but later confirmed that he holds Swiss nationality.

The plane belonged to the company Transaven, a small Venezuelan airline that regularly flies to Los Roques, authorities said.

Six helicopters searched through the day before being called off at sunset, while a navy frigate and two patrol boats continued searching into the night.