Still can't tell much from those pics. Is the view of the cap separation from the top looking down? Unless camera has a macro lens/close up setting, most cameras will be out of focus if you're closer than about 3-4' from subject, so maybe try backing up to about 4' from it and taking a shot from top and side to see if you can get some clearer pictures. Maybe it's just damage from a severe dock walloping incident it it's past life!
Also can't see enough of the inner liner to tell if it's intact. Does it look like the one in attached pic? I suspect the reason that Moesly didn't put any cut outs in the aft portion of inner liner is because of the significant stiffness it adds to the hull. The curvature of the flare in the hull further forward would add significant stiffness up there, so openings that reduce the rigidity of the inner liner in that area are probably ok.
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