Red dust in Norway?

This guy found red dust on his boat in Norway. State meteorologist Terje Alsvik claim it is sand from Sahara desert.

Original norwegian article: http://www.vg.no/nyheter/vaer/artikkel.php?artid=10099976

Translated by google to english: http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&am...

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Permalink Reply by Malou (Marie Louise) Geleff on April 11, 2011 at 4:40pm

.. made me think of that sandstorm just south of Rostock, Germany, just the other day.. Now, I know that Rostock is by the sea, but the wind hasn´t really been blowing from the north for some time... + this sandstorm arrived within a matter of 20 - 30 seconds, lasting for about 2 minutes altogether, indicative of wind shear, I think... this would relate fine to your Norway news - even that red sand has been noticed as far up as Troms (!)..

I DID think the sand looked red, when first I saw the images from the huge accident, but you know how colors on a computer can be very deceptive....

Anyway, I found it again, the one, where it definately looked/looks red to me... :

http://kurier.at/multimedia/bilder/2088630.php?bild=5#bgaltop