That is certainly true. The Phoenicians were a tall, often red haired Semitic tribe with a Semitic language who appeared to be not unlike todays Irish or Scandinavians. There is speculation they may have come from the tribe of Dan, since part of Dan can be traced to the region as a major sailing and shipping nation.
Danites were also traced up the major East European rivers (named after them) like the Don, Danube, Dneiper and many others. Denmark takes it's name from Danmark, the tribe (or mark) of Dan.