Sure is. It's part of a simulation being run where the main character conjures up older Starfleet crewmembers that might help him pass the Kobayashi Meru.
One time a friend of mine asked if leaving the people behind was an acceptable solution. The TNG-obsessive in the group asked him "wtf is wrong with you?"
It's in the Klingon-Federation neutral zone in the classic setup, so I think the solution to maintaining relations with the Klingons would be to go a step further and blow it up, then apologize for the Kobayashi Maru's crew's dishonorable actions.