Sunboy - Under attack in mid atlantic battle, frantic efforts made to save ships stores

One of the pride and joys of our boat is the fantastic little herb garden we have been growing since we took up life on the boat in March this year. We bought a fine array of herbs from the Lymington markets and they have been tendered lovingly since then, travelling all the way with us to our present location. We have enjoyed their incredibly fresh flavours and shared them amongs friends on so many occasions. We have been growing basil, thyme, rosemary, chillis, parsley, mint and baby tomotoes, as well as some red geraniums (Courtesy of Osborne House) and some bizzy lizzy. Yesterday morning as the sun rose a bit higher, it was evident that all was not well in our little herb garden of the sea, the stems looked stark and battered compared to the lush growth we had been used to. Closer inspection revealed a veritable army of little green caterpillers, happily munching away on our pride and joys, on the mint plant alone we picked off 25 of the marauders, the only plant spared attack is the bizzy lizzy, for reasons we dont know. At this stage our plants are in the critical care ward ward (a.k.a bathroom sinks) and are all currently on life support being given I.V drips of fresh water and seaweed fertiliser, the last thing we want is to have a burial at sea, we will keep you updated.