Google finally unveils the contents of the mystery barge in San Francisco Bay in an official statement. Many have speculated that the "Google Barge" was a floating data center, a party boat or a containment space for the world's last dinosaur.

In a statement emailed to news outlets, Google said none of the rumours were true and that the company is exploring the idea of using the barge as an interactive learning space for people to know more about new technology.

Google's barge is currently located at a pier in Treasure Island with four-storey structures made of shipping containers. Since the media has discovered the existence of Google's mysterious barge and three others across the United States, many have wondered what secrets lie inside.

Google's brief statement was consistent with a report from a CNN affiliate which said the barge could be used by the company as a "floating showroom" for Google Glass and other gadgets

The same report also said the barge will become only one of a small group of luxury spaces. The said showroom may be designed to be disassembled for easy transport to other places. An unnamed source of the news agency said the barges were designed by Google to outdesign Apple Inc's distinct retail stores.

Before the statement was released, Google has declined to confirm or deny the rumours surrounding the barges.

The project is reportedly an experimental product of Google X labs with Google founder Sergey Brin taking the lead.

News of Google's mystery barge has inspired someone to create a parody Twitter account, @GoogleBarge which now has more than 5,000 followers.

Google employees lash out at NSA

Meanwhile, two employees of Google Inc have criticised the National Security Agency (NSA). One Google employee has accused the U.S. spy agency of subverting the law by intercepting communications on Google's cables linking to the company's data centers. The accusation was posted on Mike Hearn's Google+ page.

Mr Hearn is a software engineer working for Google since 2006 and is based in Zurich. He said he had worked on a system that will prevent hacking into Google's cables. His comments were echoed by Brandon Downey who is also a network security engineer at Google. Both of them said their comments were based on their personal opinion and not of Google's sentiment on the matter. Google Inc denied to comment on their statements.

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