Thread:Ozzie2602/@comment-14859286-20130829012252/@comment-14859286-20130829033341

I think the only time that you can take a free action, while being denied your normal action, happens during overlap. If you overlap a ship and are forced to stop your movement you skip your action phase, but can still take a free action.

(There may be other rules that come out that are similar to the overlap rule that will allow free actions)