5 things to know about Google’s mystery barge

By Michael Liedtke

Published March 7, 2014 1:06am ET

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5 things to know about Google’s mystery barge — The Google barge is seen moored at the Port of Stockton Thursday, March 6, 2014, in Stockton, Calif. Google's mystery barge has arrived at its new home in the California delta after the Internet company was ordered to move it from San Francisco. The odd-looking, four-story vessel made of recycled shipping containers departed from Treasure Island to comply with a Jan. 31, regulatory order concluding that Google Inc. didn't have the proper permits to build it there. Construction stopped on the project late last year. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Google barge built with recycled shipping containers proved its seaworthiness Thursday as it cruised from the San Francisco Bay to Stockton. But many other details about the odd-looking vessel remain a mystery. Here are five things that we do know so far:

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