{"id":2046983,"date":"2026-07-16T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046983"},"modified":"2026-07-16T19:27:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:27:03","slug":"nolan-wells-friends-heard-calling-for-help-when-boat-malfunctioned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2046983","title":{"rendered":"Nolan Wells Friends Heard Calling For Help When Boat Malfunctioned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/16by9\/2026\/07\/16\/8415d284177940118b834807af62dd2a_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Nolan Wells Friends Heard Calling For Help When Boat Malfunctioned<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Nolan Wells<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Friends Called For Boat Help During Return Journey &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">After Teen&#8217;s Disappearance<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T12:27:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              July 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            12:27 PM PDT<\/time><span class=\"divider\">|<\/span><br \/>\n                                                                Updated <time class=\"updated-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T13:34:00-07:00\"><br \/>\n                                  July 16, 2026<br \/>\n                                1:34 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-654d82931083ee9fb6f2de2c895bdadd\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260716_8415d284177940118b834807af62dd2a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/84\/4by3\/2026\/07\/16\/8415d284177940118b834807af62dd2a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nolan Wells\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-82d881cc5bf6bd3b6abf04e950d13897\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>There are more peculiar details of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/nolan-xavier-wells\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Nolan Wells<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; last day alive &#8230; and in newly released audio, the friends that were with him on Horn Island were heard calling for help when their boat malfunctioned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-788165ecda40bb9e86844b2f46331487\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to audio from the day Nolan went missing &#8212; obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/nolan-wells-family-speaks-meeting-mississippi-da-rcna587629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBC News<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; the boat Nolan&#8217;s friends took to Horn Island experienced difficulty before making the journey back to the Mississippi mainland.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7f4af6109cb8e783a6abb12c677f713e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260706_d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d3\/4by3\/2026\/07\/06\/d3dae57f29e54a39b1f9254954a901ef_md.jpg\" alt=\"Nolan wells facebook 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5b0035d99492136ef71d5dd36fbf2b41\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>It sounds like there were about 7 people on the vessel &#8230; and the call for help was made around 4 PM when the boat&#8217;s operator said, &#8220;Hey, we&#8217;re at the west tip of Horn, and our bilge pump stopped working. We&#8217;re going. We&#8217;re sinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-5aad41ff4337251a61ac9d32710054d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The boat was reportedly towed about three miles before it picked up normal speed and returned to the location it had originally departed from, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/16\/us-news\/nolan-wells-friends-heard-calling-for-help-in-newly-released-audio-from-day-he-vanished-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>California Post<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2fa3584da64df9b4b8e959d99ccbb61f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-257ec64a-60a4-402a-b263-6ca8fe00efb1\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/photos\/2026\/07\/14\/remembering-nolan-wells\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:gallery:257ec64a-60a4-402a-b263-6ca8fe00efb1\" data-context=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;gallery-block&quot;,&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;}\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-gallery-layout=\"list\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/4d\/4by3\/2026\/07\/14\/4d8192ed4ffb4c05b4ba68b265b26a1c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Remembering Nolan Wells\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid gallery-block__img-fluid img-aspect-4by3\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-icon--overlay gallery-block__media-icon--overlay\"><span class=\"media-icon-label gallery-block__media-icon-label\">Launch Gallery<\/span><\/div>\n<footer class=\"media-footer gallery-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text gallery-block__media-launch-text\">Remembering Nolan Wells<\/span><span class=\"media-cta gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Facebook\/Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1ab9073d3e209230fc5cf162be13ad31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Jackson County Chancery Judge <strong>Ashlee Cole<\/strong> &#8212; mother to one of Nolan&#8217;s friends &#8212; reportedly said her son last saw Nolan at around 3 PM &#8230; that would have been about an hour before the boat malfunctioned.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ea3d5afeac8aae35be8e4ea4d7d9c3b0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>She also says, &#8220;Nolan made a decision to stay on the island and return inland later with another group of friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-66341dcc122e27856d936f93a0f5f7d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>This could help clarify a major discrepancy in the stories being told about Nolan&#8217;s last moments &#8230; which has Wells&#8217; family attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/ben-crump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Ben Crump<\/strong><\/a> on edge with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/10\/nolan-wells-drowning-theory-questioned-by-ben-crump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>investigation<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0be756505c22e8d39e8e4c71394524d8\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-eb2a400b-c69b-4d05-a594-f0b4113099ac-221391124-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/ac\/16by9\/2026\/07\/09\/ac46216ec3f2415db5626765bfd55cb6_md.png\" alt=\"070926 ben krump live kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer id=\"video-player-eb2a400b-c69b-4d05-a594-f0b4113099ac-221391124-footer\" class=\"media-footer video-block__media-footer\"><span class=\"media-launch-text video-block__media-launch-text\">FURTHERING THE INVESTGATION<\/span><\/footer>\n<div class=\"video-block__media-info\">\n<div class=\"video-block__media-permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/watch\/ben-crump-talks-nolan-wells-investigation-07-09-2026\/\">Video: Attorney  Ben Crump Doesn&#8217;t Trust Authorities When it Comes to Death of Nolan Wells<\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-cfa9062d0f92c627806c728ab22aaac4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Remember, Nolan went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/06\/search-for-missing-mississippi-teen-over-fourth-of-july-weekend\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>missing<\/strong><\/a> on July 4th after allegedly telling his friends he would stay on the island with a girl while they left via boat. Nolan was found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/06\/nolan-xavier-wells-found-dead\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>dead<\/strong><\/a> on Horn Island two days later after being reported missing.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-35ebe5256460e934707499b80c136653\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Contradictions in the stories of his friends and the girl he was allegedly last seen with have muddled the waters of the investigation &#8230; and, as of now, there are no answers as to what ultimately ended Nolan&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<ul class=\"social social--permalink\">\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--facebook js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/16\/nolan-wells-friends-heard-calling-for-help-when-boat-malfunctioned\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;facebook-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><a class=\"btn social__btn social__btn--x js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/16\/nolan-wells-friends-heard-calling-for-help-when-boat-malfunctioned\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;twitter-footer&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:2}\"><br \/>\n                Share<span class=\"social__hide-sm\"> on X<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"social__item social__item--3items\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"related-articles\">\n<header class=\"card-section-header related-articles__card-section-header\">\n<h3 class=\"card-section-title related-articles__card-section-title\">\n              Related articles<br \/>\n            <\/h3>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"row related-articles__row\">\n<div class=\"col related-articles__col\">\n<article class=\"related-articles__card\"><a class=\"related-articles__card-link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/07\/15\/nolan-wells-funeral-details\/\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:article:e1bdadc5-43eb-4198-b86a-335e6badf6bd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;main&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;related-article&quot;,&quot;pos&quot;:1}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-img ratio\">\n<div class=\"ratio-item\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e1\/16by9\/2026\/07\/15\/e10d020317fd4a32a7846d912e4e5343_xs.jpg\" alt=\"main-nolan-wells-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"img-fluid\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"related-articles__card-body\">\n<h4 class=\"related-articles__card-title\">\n                        Nolan Wells&#8217; 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