A crew member on the Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw prepares the gangway after the ship arrived at Navy Pier in Chicago for this year's Christmas Ship event, Dec. 6, 2013. More than 1,200 Christmas trees, purchased by the Christmas Ship committee, will be offloaded tomorrow following a public ceremony, and then distributed to deserving families. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)