Corus announced partial mothballing of the Teesside blast furnace. It was not uncommon for Navy officers to move slowly when mothballing or scrapping ships. The Kenosha Maroons folded, with the Racine Legion and Minneapolis Marines mothballing. A surplus of capacity led to the mothballing of four units. Partial mothballing took place in early 2010. The mothballing could affect up to 51 jobs.