Spain affected the crew accommodation area. Birgitte Skou was repaired and returned to service. On 21 January 1952, there was an industrial dispute while the ship was moored at Helsingør, Denmark. In April 1958, she was laid up in Kobenhavn. In September 1959, Birgitte Skou was sold to Armamento Agenzia Marittima Framar, Genoa, Italy. She was operated under the management of M Martini, Italy and was renamed N Martini. She was renamed Nicolo Martini in 1961. With the introduction of IMO Numbers in the 1960s, Nicolo Martini was allocated the IMO Number 5251496. On 24 April 1972, Nicolo Martini struck a submerged object at Portoscuso, Sardinia while on a voyage from Caloforte to Genoa. She developed a leak and was beached to prevent her sinking. Although refloated, she was declared a total loss. In December 1972, she was sold for scrap. Nicolo Martini was scrapped in October 1973 at Vado Ligure, Italy. References External links Photo of Bessel during the Second World War Photo of Birgitte Skou 1925 ships Ships built in Bremen (state) Merchant ships of Germany World War II merchant ships of Germany Auxiliary ships of the Kriegsmarine Ministry of War Transport ships Empire ships Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of Denmark Maritime incidents in 1951 Merchant ships of Italy Maritime incidents in 1972