In 1994, Alubat launched its Ovni 455, an aluminum cutter with a chine hull and a swing keel. It was a success. In 2000, the shipyard turned again to Briand to redesign the project and create a center cockpit version, as seaworthy as the previous one, but designed to be even more ‘streamlined’. The Ovni 455 CC was born, a variant that established the model among the great offshore vessels. Both versions remained in production until 2007…