JANUARY. 7TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. At 10.15 A.M. a message was received from the Ramsgate coastguard that the North Goodwin Light-vessel had reported that an explosion and repeated blasts on a steamer’s siren had been heard about three miles N.E. of the light-vessel. A light W.S.W. breeze was blowing, with dense fog, and the sea was smooth. At 10.30 A.M. the motor life-boat Prudential was launched. She found boats from the steamer Cedrington Court alongside an Admiralty trawler. The steamer had been sunk by enemy action and. owing to the fog, had not been seen. Her crew, thirty-four in number, were on board the trawler. One had a broken leg, and most of the men were only half dressed. The life-boat took them on board, made them as comfortable as possible, and gave each man a ration of rum. She landed them at Ramsgate, where the injured man was taken to hospital, and the remainder were given clothing and accommodation by the naval authorities. The life-boat returned to her station at 12.12 P.M. - Rewards, £8 15s. 6d..