It was due to depart at 3 p.m. for Funchal on the mid-Atlantic island of Madeira with 1, 498 passengers and 594 crew aboard, the authority said.

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Born February 5 in Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira, he made his debut for Sporting Lisbon in the Portuguese Super Liga at the age of 17 after winning international caps for Portugal's youth sides.

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