Demolition starts on iconic New Jersey roller coaster blown into the sea by Sandy as new replacement ride is named …

By David Mccormack

PUBLISHED: 14:51 EST, 14 May 2013 | UPDATED: 02:14 EST, 15 May 2013

Demolition work has begun on one of the most symbolic structures left damaged in the wake of Superstorm Sandy's devastation of the New Jersey shoreline.

During the storm on October 29 last year, the Jet Star Roller Coaster had plunged off an amusement pier into the ocean where it had remained until Tuesday when demolition started.

Images of the Jet Star stranded in the sea have become synonymous with Sandy and had been used to sell memorabilia to raise money for storm victims.

During Superstorm Sandy storm the Jet Star Roller Coaster had plunged off an amusement pier into the ocean where it had remained until Tuesday when demolition started

Workers use a crane to remove remnants of the Jet Star roller coaster that have been left in the ocean after Superstorm Sandy hit Seaside Heights last year

The claw of a crane, center, tears through the structure of the Jet Star Roller Coaster in Seaside Heights on Tuesday

A spokeswoman for Casino Pier said the work to demolish the structure will take about four days with crews working around the clock.

The work began Tuesday afternoon not long after Prince Harry's visit to the Jersey Shore tourist destination of Seaside Heights to tour Sandy damage and rebuilding with Gov. Chris Christie.

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