On 17 June, British military police from 160 Provost Company began searching the prisoners of war for concealed weapons prior to embarking them on the British liner Canberra and Norland ferry that would take them back to Argentina. The first prisoners of war to board the ships were the officers and men from the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 10th Brigade who were told to dump all their gear, packs, sleeping bags, ponchos and food items on the street leading them to dockyard, much to the fury of the brigade commander, Brigadier-General Oscar Luis Jofre, "At the beginning of the march, the unfortunate scene took place of Argentine equipment being dumped all along the street that led to the dock, a route that had been crossed by the already mentioned 3rd Mech Inf Rgt. Once again there had been a change in the agreed plans, ordering that the troops embark only with what they were wearing, since they would be provided with all that they needed on board. Consequently, the shoulder bags, food packs and other items of equipment had to be dumped on the street, a fact that created a truly deplorable situation. These scenes were filmed by cameramen, creating the image of great disorder on our part, when the opposite was the truth."Al iniciar el desplazamiento se tuvo a la vista el lamentable espectáculo proporcionado por los equipos argentinos esparcidos a lo largo de la calle que conducía al muelle, ruta que había sido recorrida por el ya nombrado R.I.Mec. 3. Una vez más se había producido un cambio en las disposiciones anteriores, imponiéndose que las tropas embarcasen sólo con lo puesto, ya que se les proveería lo necesario a bordo. De acuerdo con eso, debieron arrojarse los bolsones, las bolsas de rancho y otros elementos a la calle, hecho que creó una situación verdaderamente deplorable. Registradas tales escenas por fotógrafos, quedó la sensación de un desorden propio, cuando la realidad era otra." Malvinas: La Defensa de Puerto Argentino, Oscar Luis Jofre, Félix Roberto Aguiar, p. 308, Editorial Sudamaricana, 1987
