Durango is the proud Tellarite captain of the California-class USS Merced, whose rivalry with Carol Freeman during a joint towing mission in 2380 ends with both ships being terraformed from within.
Captain Durango commands the USS Merced, a sister ship of the Cerritos. He appears in Moist Vessel, in the first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks, when the two ships are sent to tow an ancient generation ship loaded with a terraforming emulsion.
Touchy about being treated as the junior partner, Durango ignores the agreed flight plan and brings the Merced too close. The derelict's hull is breached and the fluid sprays across both ships, turning corridors into jungle, rock and water.
Freeman and Mariner stop the reaction aboard the Cerritos, and the Merced's crew are rescued. Durango is voiced by Al Rodrigo.