Possible Clues:

• Sailor eats second, being a little late
• Doctor's transport contracts head for delay
• Has meal entertained by sailors, being late
• Doctor's vehicle is touring cut-off headland -- it means being late
• No quality in fast food eats accepted by sailors
• Fish first to sink to the bottom after time delay
• Late state
• Inserts ad after confusing delay
• Drains set to deteriorate, giving problem in schedule?
• Has meal consumed by sailors, characteristic of boat to China?