Just to use the maritime analogue, the high seas are full of very capable powerful tugs just idling on standby waiting for a ship to get into trouble. The tug then responds to distress calls and collects on funds from insurance and salvage rights.
Given that its possible to get stranded in space due to numerous circumstances, it would seem that the market opportunity would have led to the creation of a similar phenomenon in deep space. If you get stranded it should be possible to make a distress call which is responded to by space tugs, maybe more than one, who for a fee or maybe your cargo will haul you to safety.
Maybe players could even use tugging as a career path, salvaging ships from high danger anarchy systems.
Given that its possible to get stranded in space due to numerous circumstances, it would seem that the market opportunity would have led to the creation of a similar phenomenon in deep space. If you get stranded it should be possible to make a distress call which is responded to by space tugs, maybe more than one, who for a fee or maybe your cargo will haul you to safety.
Maybe players could even use tugging as a career path, salvaging ships from high danger anarchy systems.