Mayport-based ships get under way as Hurricane Matthew approaches

Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet ordered U.S. Navy ships in the Mayport area to set Sortie Condition Alpha or Bravo Oct. 4, as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the Florida coast.  Hurricane Matthew is expected to travel parallel along the Florida coast as a category 3 hurricane before turning northeast, with the storm passing by the Mayport basin late Fr...