The Portuguese steamer "Angola" was traveling between the island of São Tomé and Funchal, in Madeira, when, on November 19, 1943, it was intercepted by "U-103", a German submarine that requested the Portuguese captain - Nazareth Cardoso - to take in one of the men from the garrison, who had fallen ill with tuberculosis.

While the patient's transfer operation was taking place, which hapenned under light showers, an Italian consul, traveling on the Portuguese ship, collected around 3500 cigarettes which he offered to the German sailors. The packs were gathered among the passengers and purchased at the ships shop.

One of the u-boat officers wrote a note in the "Angola's" navigation log thanking him for his availability to receive the patient:

"A big thank you for the excellent reception and assistance to our sick comrade"

At sea on 19.11.43

(Unreadable)

A lieutenant's signature also illegible

Unlike other events recorded in the Navigation Diary, the times and coordinates of this meeting were not registered. Nazareth Cardoso knew that he could be stopped by Allied patrols at any time and preferred not to write down a information that could give his approximate location.

The patient was left in Funchal, Madeira island, where the ship arrived days later.