Investigators aim to find out if Google secured the necessary permits to build the barge. December 5, 2013 5:45 AM PST Google's mystery barge afloat in San Francisco Bay. (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Google's so-called mystery barge is facing its own mystery: Does it have the proper permits to be in San Francisco Bay? An investigation launched in the past week by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development will attempt to make sure the barge isn't running afoul of local permit regulations, Reuters reported on Thursday. Specifically, the agency, which watches over development in the bay, will examine which permits were needed to build the barge and if Google secured them. "We want to make sure that the permits that are used by the owners of the pier actually allowed for construction to happen," Larry Goldzband, the agency's executive director, told Reuters. Goldzband described the probe as "a preliminary and formal enforcement investigation" focused on the actual construction of the barge rather than its future role. Google already ismaking changes to the design of barge at the request of the US Coast Guard, which must ensure that such vessels adhere to certain safety and environmental requirements.
Investigators aim to find out if Google secured the necessary permits to build the barge.
Google's mystery barge afloat in San Francisco Bay.
(Credit: James Martin/CNET)
Google's so-called mystery barge is facing its own mystery: Does it have the proper permits to be in San Francisco Bay?
An investigation launched in the past week by the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development will attempt to make sure the barge isn't running afoul of local permit regulations, Reuters reported on Thursday. Specifically, the agency, which watches over development in the bay, will examine which permits were needed to build the barge and if Google secured them.
"We want to make sure that the permits that are used by the owners of the pier actually allowed for construction to happen," Larry Goldzband, the agency's executive director, told Reuters.
Goldzband described the probe as "a preliminary and formal enforcement investigation" focused on the actual construction of the barge rather than its future role.
Google already ismaking changes to the design of barge at the request of the US Coast Guard, which must ensure that such vessels adhere to certain safety and environmental requirements.
