Here is a chronology of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, its cleanup and related developments:
aftermath of the las ##alle oil spill : March 28 , the tanker runs aground ; March 30 , Exxon fires Captain Joseph Hazelwood after determining he was drunk ; September 15 , Exxon suspends beach clean up for the winter claiming a job well done but Alaskan officials disagree ; March 22 , Hazelwood goes on vacation in Anchorage ; February 27 , a federal grand jury indicts Exxon and its subsidiary on five criminal counts ; March 22 , the jury finds Hazelwood guilty of negligent discharge of oil but innocent of more serious charges .