Tink said what I would have, just better as he created the faction I'm now running into the ground. :P
The thing about the whole Salvage Frigate fiasco is that it's a Junker Family ship. Basically, a pure Junker vehicle that's an heirloom and not sold freely to outsiders. Like the Blood Dragon ships and the like; Junkers see one of those in the hands of a non-Junker and the thought process would go like this:
"Hey, that's the Beaumont Betty's Backside! But that's not Vinnie and his sons flying i-"
(a moment of dawning horror)
"...no one's heard from Vinnie in recent weeks, have they? These guys are in for it now."