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A huge crane works in Seaside Heights, N.J., Tuesday, May 14, 2013, to dismantle the Jet Star Roller Coaster which has been sitting in the ocean after part of the Casino Pier was destroyed during Superstorm Sandy. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) 

Photos: Coaster in the ocean demolished

A crane tore apart the remnants of the Jet Star Roller Coaster that plunged off an amusement pier into the ocean during Superstorm Sandy.

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